Samsung wins backing of US Supreme Court in patent battle with Apple

Samsung has won the backing of the US Supreme Court in a battle with Apple about its patent.

Samsung wins backing of US Supreme Court in patent battle with Apple

The court ruled that Samsung does not need to pay Apple $399m for copying some features on the iPhone, .

The case was around how much compensation should be paid under regulations from 1887 which say that anyone found to be infringing a patent must pay "total profits".

The BBC reported that the court said paying all profits was wrong as the parts that Samsung copied made up just a small element of its phones.

The case will move to a lower court to determine the level of compensation Samsung must pay.

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