Techmeme: Triple damages and injunctions: what comes next for Apple and Samsung (Jeff John Roberts/GigaOM)

August 25, 2012, 12:05 PM

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Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:

Tim Cook tells Apple employees that today's victory ‘is about values’ — Following Apple's big win in U.S. court today against Samsung, Apple CEO has sent a memo response to Apple corporate employees. The statement is reminiscent of Apple PR head Katie Cotton's statement from earlier today …

Howard Mintz / Mercury News:

Apple wins $1 billion victory over Samsung — In a verdict that would have warmed the heart of late Apple CEO Steve Jobs, a federal jury on Friday handed Apple a resounding legal victory in its bitter patent war with Samsung, ordering the South Korean tech giant to pay more than $1 billion in damages for …

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A Verdict That Alters an Industry — The federal court jury's decision Friday in a smartphone patent lawsuit between Apple and Samsung is expected to alter the dynamics of the highly competitive mobile phone industry. — For Samsung, which lost on almost every count in the closely watched trial …

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Jeff John Roberts / GigaOM:

Triple damages and injunctions: what comes next for Apple and Samsung — Apple has just mopped the floor with Samsung in an epic patent trial in which a jury issued a $1.05 billion verdict. Now, the fun really begins. In the next phase, Apple can ask the judge to triple the prize.

Miyoung Kim / Reuters:

Analysis: Sweeping Apple win, but Samsung set for bounce-back — (Reuters) - Defeat in a bitter patent wrangle with Apple Inc, its smartphone rival and biggest customer, will dent Samsung Electronics Co's $21 billion cash-pile, but could actually help cement its leadership in the global smartphone market.

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Todd Bishop / GeekWire:

Apple's $1B patent victory vs. Samsung: A win for Microsoft? — Apple came out on top this afternoon in its landmark patent battle with Samsung, as a jury in California awarded the iPhone maker more than $1 billion in damages — largely agreeing that many of Samsung's Android-based devices violate Apple's patents.

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Billy Gallagher / TechCrunch:

Apple Stock Reaches New All-Time High Following Verdict, Up 1.70% To $674.48 After Hours — Apple stock reached a new all-time high as it rose 1.79% to $675.11 in after-hours trading at the time of publication. The stock opened Friday morning at $659.51. — A few hours after the market closed …

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Billy Gallagher / TechCrunch:

Apple Awarded $1.049 Billion In Damages As Jury Finds Samsung Infringed On Design And Software Patents

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Drew Olanoff / The Next Web:

Hearing for preliminary injunction in Apple vs. Samsung patent case to be held on September 20th

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Confirmed: New iPad Mini to Debut in October, After Latest Apple iPhone's September Bow — Apple's next generation iPhone and its so-called “iPad mini” will debut at two separate events this fall, rather than a single one as has been widely speculated, according to several sources.

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Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat:

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Mike Beasley / 9to5Mac:

Facebook Messenger now shows you if friends are active, adds smileys, fixes — Following the release of Facebook's completely re-built (for speed) iPhone app, the company has released an update to its standalone Messenger app. The new update includes support for smiley and emoji graphics …

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David Friend / Canadian Press:

RIM gives Canadian carriers a look at its new BlackBerrys … KITCHENER, ONT. — Some of Canada's biggest wireless carriers finally got a glimpse of the new BlackBerry smartphones this week, as part of Research In Motion's worldwide effort to drum up enthusiasm for the devices.

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John Paczkowski / AllThingsD:

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