16. Samsung patents

The patents which were in issue this time were 941 and 516, dealing with mobile communications; 460, which covers the use of email in a camera phone; 892, which has to do with bookmarking a photo in the image gallery of a camera phone; and 711, which covers multi-tasking on a mobile device and allowing users to listen to music in the background.

15. Strange bedfellows

Samsung and Apple are fighting for their rights but they also have a very healthy and important business relationship. Apple is one of its biggest customers for phone components and Samsung is one of Apple’s biggest suppliers.

14. Failed talks

This lawsuit is a result of failed talks between the two companies which started in August 2010. Even during the trial Apple CEO Tim Cook has had meetings with Samsung’s executives and tried to reach a settlement. The jury even asked the parties to talk once more by phone before the final verdict. A Samsung lawyer said on August 20 that the CEOs had spoken but did not come to any agreement.