Apple seeks additional $707 million against Samsung

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Since we all are aware of the battle between worls 2 largest electronics manufactures Samsung and Apple. In a court filing late Friday night Apple has requested the court enhance the $1.05 billion in damages a jury awarded it from Samsung for their patent lawsuit n California. FOSS Patents' Florian Mueller has a breakown of the figures, revealing that Apple has chosen to seek enhancement just on what the jury deemed "willful" patent infringement to the tune of $135 million (less than the 3x amount it could have pursue)plus an additional $400 million for infrngement of the trade dress. That adds up to $1,756,455,218 it's now seeking from Samsung, plus, as Reuters reporter Dan Levine notes, the expected request for permanent injunctions. That could cover more than the products mentioned in the lawsuit,as Mueller also points out Apple is asking for an injunction against other products with similar features, which could extend to device like Galaxy S III. As usual, it's all still far from over and the figures could change, but Samsung is probably just hoping Apple'sawyers use iOS 6 Maps for their next trip to the courtroom. Whose side are you? Have a nice day! :)