Supreme Court of the United States
Samsung Electronics Co. v. Apple Inc.
This writing
- Type
- Opinion
- Author
- Sonia Sotomayor
- Filed
- Dec. 6, 2016
- Case
- Samsung Electronics Co. v. Apple Inc.
- Case status
- Decided
Opening text
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Justice SOTOMAYOR delivered the opinion of the Court. Section 289 of the Patent Act provides a damages remedy specific to design patent infringement. A person who manufactures or sells "any article of manufacture to which [a patented] design or colorable imitation has been applied shall be liable to the owner to the extent of his total profit."…
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