Samsung ordered to pay Apple $290 million more
三星向苹果增加2.9亿美元赔款
South Korean tech giant Samsung electronic is taking a hit in court. A Silicon Valley jury has added $290 million dollars more to the damages Samsung Electronics owes Apple. The decision brings the total settlement to $930 million dollars.
An eight-member jury decided the amount on Thursday after a week long trial in the federal court in San Jose. The world’s two biggest smartphone makers are locked in a fierce battle for the $300 billion global market. Apple has argued Samsung’s Android-based phones copy vital iPhone and ipad features, while Samsung claims some key Apple patents are invalid and that Apple has copied Samsung’s technology.