It ain’t over till it’s over, and who knows when that will be. The U.S. District Judge who presided over the Apple v. Samsung trial last summer has overturned nearly half of the jury’s $1 billion plus award to Apple, reducing the total to $598.9 million. A new trial has been ordered to consider the proper amount to award Apple for the overturned portion. In reality, these are just details for the two wireless device giants. The real significance was in the verdict, not the final amount. The impact on future device design remains to be seen.  Read more.

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