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US jury awards Apple $290 million compensation, Samsung intends to appeal
After a long court hearing over allegations Samsung violated Apple patents, a US jury has awarded the US tech giant $290 million. This brings the total Apple patent fines against Samsung to $929 million. The South Korean manufacturer intends to appeal.
The sum was lower than the initial $379.8 million asked by Apple’s advocates.
The federal court of San Jose, California requires the South Korean...
US Supreme Court rules human genes can’t be patented
In a historic ruling that drastically affects the future of science and medicine, the Supreme Court unanimously decided that human genes cannot be patented, but that synthetically created DNA strands are “patent eligible”.
The ruling is a victory for science researchers who have been restricted from creating tests or treatment options involving human genes that were already patented. The case...
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