A US jury has ruled for electronics giant Apple in its huge smartphone patent infringement case involving South Korean competitor Samsung.
After a year of scorched-earth litigation, a jury decided on Friday that Samsung copied the innovative technology used by Apple to create its iPhone and iPad devices. An appeal is expected.
Samsung has been ordered to pay $1.051bn to Apple in damages, according to the verdict reached by the jury in San Jose, California.
In its lawsuit filed last year, Apple Inc had demanded $2.5bn while accusing Samsung of copying the design technology of iPhones and iPads. Samsung had also filed counterclaims, accusing Apple of infringing on some of its wireless patents.
During closing arguments at the trial, Samsung attorney Charles Verhoeven called Apple's demand ridiculous and asked the jury to award Samsung $399 million in connection with the countersuits.
In a statement released after the verdict was read, Samsung called the decision "a loss for the American consumer" because it would stifle innovation and push up prices.
"This is not the final word in this case or in battles being waged in courts and tribunals around the world, some of which have already rejected many of Apple's claims," the statement said.
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