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Apple wins 1 bn dollars in patent case against Samsung

In a massive victory in its patent case against Samsung, technology giant Apple has won more than USD 1 billion after a jury in California found that the South Korean firm violated a series of Apple's patents related to the software and design of mobile devices.

The nine jurors in the case reached a verdict afteranswering more than 700 questions in a verdict form over three days ofdeliberations in a San Jose court in California.

According to the verdict, Apple's patents were valid and thecompany did not violate any of Samsung's patents.

An Apple spokeswoman said in a statement that the verdictsends a "clear message that stealing isn't right. The mountain of evidencepresented during the trial showed that Samsung's copying went far deeper thaneven we knew... We make these products to delight our customers, not for ourcompetitors to flagrantly copy."

Reacting to the verdict, Samsung said it would ask the courtto overturn the verdict and also plans to appeal in a higher court.

Samsung said the verdict "should not be viewed as a winfor Apple, but as a loss for the American consumer. It will lead to fewerchoices, less innovation, and potentially higher prices."

Samsung said the verdict is not the "final word"in the case or in "battles being waged in courts and tribunals around theworld, some of which have already rejected many of Apple's claims."

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Breivik declared sane, sentenced to 21 yrs for Norway attacks

An Oslo court on Friday sentenced Norwegian far-right extremist Anders Behring Breivik to 21 years in prison, subject to extension, for his killing spree last year that left 77 people dead.

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Published Aug 24, 2012, 11:51 AM IST
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The verdict, in line with what Breivik himself wanted,brings to an end a spectacular 10-week trial for the twin attacks thattraumatised normally tranquil Norway and shocked the world.Breivik killed eight people in an Oslo blast and took 69 more lives, mostly teenagers', in a shooting frenzy at an island summer camp on July 22, 2011."The ruling is unanimous," presiding judge Wenche Elizabeth Arntzen told the court."He is sentenced to prison for 21 years, with a minimum of 10…

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