If bans aren’t enough, now Apple wants $2.5 billion in damages from Samsung

Apple just won an injunction in the EU against the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 based on the design of the tablet looking like an iPad. That’s not all Apple is up to though. Beyond attempting to get devices banned, now they are seeking $2.5 billion in damages from Samsung. Arguing that Samsung chose to compete in the smartphone market by copying the iPhone design after it was first launched.

“Samsung’s infringing sales have enabled Samsung to overtake Apple as the largest manufacturer of smartphones in the world,” Apple wrote in the filing. “Samsung has reaped billions of dollars in profits and caused Apple to lose hundred of millions of dollars through its violation of Apple’s intellectual property. Apple conservatively estimates that as of March 31, 2012, Samsung has been unjustly enriched by about [REDACTED] and has additionally cost Apple about $500 million in lost profits.”

For Apple to be happy they are asking for $24 per unit for “design patents or trade dress rights.”  They also want $2.02 per unit for the “Overscroll Bounce” patent, $3.10 per unit for “Scrolling API” patent, $2.02 per unit for “tap to zoom and navigate.”

On the other side, Samsung has been demanding a 2.4 percent royalty rate for their standards-essential wireless patents. Cupertino says that rate is far too high and the amount should only be $0.0049 per unit. Stating that the royalty fee should be based on the baseband chipset cost instead of the devices market value.

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Source: AllThingsD