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Do you buy a smartphone for its curves? Do you buy a car for its cup holders?

  • Written by Timothy Holbrook, Professor of Law, Emory University
imageHow much did Samsung's phone sales depend on it looking like an iPhone?Comparison Smartphone/YouTube, CC BY-SA

On Oct. 7, Samsung found itself facing an unpleasant result in one of the many patent lawsuits it’s a part of: A federal appellate court reinstated a jury verdict of US$119 million against Samsung in favor of Apple.

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