Samsung backed by 27 law professors in the first patent lawsuit against Apple

Several months ago, the first patent trial between Apple and Samsung concluded in favor of the Cupertino giant, as the federal jury found Samsung guilty of infringing on several of Apple's patents. As a result, the company from the Far East was to pay Apple some $929.8 million, but Samsung is appealing the court's decision to the Federal Circuit. This means that although the two companies are reportedly in settlement talks, the hatchet won't be buried anytime soon.



One of the more recent events that will undoubtedly add some fuel to the fire is an amici curiae declaration by 27 US law professors, ...