INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Apple's original iPhone.The jury's decision is the latest step in a long-running legal battle between the world's top smartphone
It began in 2011 when Apple argued Samsung had infringed on some patents
Apple was awarded $1.05bn in damages a year later but the rivals have fought over the final amount ever since
In the latest court ruling, most of the damages payment - $533.3m - was awarded for infringing three Apple design patents
The remainder was for violating two patented functions
In a statement, Apple said it was pleased that the members of the jury "agree that Samsung should pay for copying our products.""This case
has always been about more than money," the tech giant said, adding that it was important that it continued to protect the "hard work and
innovation of so many people at Apple".But Samsung said the decision "flies in the face" of the unanimous Supreme Court ruling in its favour
on the way the design patent damages are calculated
Samsung had argued that it should only have to pay $28m in damages - limiting the sum to profits directly related to the components or
features covered by the patents
Apple argued for a much bigger figure, calculated on the profits made from an entire iPhone."It is not a clear win for either firm because
Apple had asked for $2.5bn in damages in its original claim", according to Kiranjeet Kaur, tech analyst at research firm IDC in
Singapore.And Ms Kaur added that the possibility of another appeal by Samsung "cannot be eliminated"."It is clearly not the verdict Samsung
wanted or expected, and apart from the damages it has to pay, it points out that indeed designs were copied," she said
She added the ruling should serve as a warning to smaller players to be "more wary of overstepping [patents], especially in markets like the
