Seven years after the start of the industry’s largest patent battle, Apple finally won $539 million in damages of the original $1 billion plea. Back in 2012, the iPhone maker won the case as the jury ruled out the full amount but Samsung argued it should pay only $28 million and went for a retrial.
This Thursday, the federal court in San Jose, California decided only on damages over three Apple patents that Samsung infringed – the rounded corners of its phone, the rim that goes around the device’s front panel and the grid alignment of the icons. In addition, two utility patents that…