Court tosses Apple's $120 million patent win over Samsung - CNET

A US Circuit Court of Appeals reversed on Friday a 2014 jury verdict that found Samsung Electronics had infringed on three of Apple's patents and awarded the iPhone maker $119.6 million.

Apple originally had sought $2.2 billion, claiming Samsung had infringed on eight software patents.

But on Friday, a three-judge panel ruled that two of the patents should not have been granted in the first place and said Samsung didn't infringe on the third, according to reports from The Wall Street Joual and other newspapers.

The case is one of two major suits between the companies, part of a global patent war that began in April 2011 when Apple accused Samsung of "slavishly" copying the iPhone. An Apple victory in the other case, involving the patented designs of the phone, was upheld on appeal and is awaiting possible consideration by the US Supreme Court.