Articles Tagged: Samsung


Sept. 23

Samsung Targets Patent in Newly Filed PTAB Challenge, IPR2026-00508

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Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. has filed a new inter partes review petition at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, opening IPR2026-00508 on September 22, 2026. As of the current docket caption available through Docket Alarm, the proceeding is identified under Samsung’s name, but practitioners will want to watch for the petition and mandatory notices to confirm the challenged patent, the named patent owner, and any real parties in interest as those filings become available.

At this early stage, the key development is the filing itself.

Tags: Inter Partes Review Ip Counsel Ipr Patent & PTAB Patent Challenge Patent Litigation Patent Prosecution Ptab Samsung
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Apr. 21

Samsung Targets Patent in New PTAB Challenge, IPR2026-00337

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Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. has filed a new inter partes review petition at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, opening IPR2026-00337 on April 15, 2026. The proceeding places another potentially significant patent dispute on the PTAB’s docket and gives patent practitioners an early look at what may become an important validity fight involving Samsung as petitioner.

At this stage, the publicly available case caption identifies Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. as the petitioner, but practitioners should watch the docket closely for the patent owner’s formal identification, the challenged patent number, and the specific claims at issue as those details become more fully reflected in the record.

Tags: Docket Alarm Inter Partes Review Ipr Patent & PTAB Patent Litigation Patent Trial And Appeal Board Ptab Samsung
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Dec. 9

SCOTUS Sides With Samsung

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In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday in favor of Samsung in their ongoing case against Apple over design patent damages. The Court’s decision reversed an earlier ruling by the Federal Circuit that awarded Apple $399 million in damages.

The central argument in the case was over the language of 35 U.S.C. §289, which stated that a defendant found infringing on a patented “article of manufacture” was “liable to the owner to the extent of his total profit.” See Samsung Electronics Co. v. Apple Inc., 580 U.S. ___ (2016).

The court held that the term “article of manufacture” should not necessarily be construed to mean only an end product sold to consumers, but could also be construed more broadly to mean infringing components of a product.
Tags: Apple design patents patent litigation patents Samsung SCOTUS smartphone patent wars Supreme Court of the United States
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Mar. 23

Apple v. Samsung is SCOTUS's First Design Patent Case in 122 Years

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The Supreme Court announced Monday that it would agree to hear part of an appeal filed by Samsung seeking to overturn a $548 million damages award granted to Apple last year. Aside from finally closing the door on this five-year saga between Apple and Samsung, SCOTUS’s decision is newsworthy because it’s the first case before the Court involving design patents since 1894. See Dunlop v. Schofield, 152 U.S. 244 (1894).

The Court agreed to hear arguments regarding whether Samsung is liable for all profits from the sale of phones that infringed on Apple’s design patents, totaling $399 million dollars, or whether they are liable only for the portion of those profits attributable to the role those protected design elements played in actual phone sales.
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