Judge Koh rejects Apple and Samsung's request for a directed verdict on first patent trial, and more

Believe it or not, both Apple and Samsung are still in court, dealing with post-trial proceedings from the first patent trial between the two rivals. That trial ended in August 2012 with Apple winning a $1.05 billion jury award. Judge Koh later vacated some of that award, saying that the jury was inconsistent in its calculations. A second damages trial awarded Apple $290 million.



Samsung has yet to pay Apple a dime as various post-trial motions are being heard. Both sides asked Koh for a directed verdict, which was shot down. In relation to the damages retrial, Apple asked Judge Koh to raise the $290 million figure it was awarded, saying that the new jury was wrong with its computations. Samsung, on the other hand, said it should be paying Apple less. Overall, Apple has been awarded over $900 million from Samsung. Koh quickly shot down both sides and explained that Samsung was incorrect in stating that the retrial jury had double counted the amount of money Apple had lost due to Sammy's actions.



Judge Koh did find some prejudice and racism on Apple's side during closing arguments. A member of Apple's legal team presented a long story about how the color television manufacturers in the early 1960's, Magnavox, Motorola, RCA, were like the Apple and Google of their day. They failed to protect their IP, said the attorney, and today there are no American made televisions produced. The judge felt that the story was racist since it implied that Asian manufacturers, like Samsung, swooped in to ... Drop you comments and additions..Below