San Jose jury orders Samsung to pay Apple $539M in patent infringement case

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Thursday, May 24, 2018
Jury orders Samsung to pay Apple $539M in patent infringement case
A jury in San Jose has sided with Apple on the patent infringement case involving Samsung.

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- A jury in San Jose has sided with Apple on the patent infringement case involving Samsung. That means Samsung is being ordered to pay more than half a billion dollars.

At the heart of the dispute was Samsung phones sold back in 2010 and 2011. Apple says they violated five of its patents.

Samsung wanted to pay $28 million, but Apple sought $1 billion. The jury is ordering Samsung to pay $539 million.

DEVELOPING: This story will be updated.