APPLE INC. v. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

No. 2014-1802.

809 F.3d 633 (2015)

APPLE INC., A California Corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant v. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., A Korean Corporation, Samsung Electronics America, Inc., A New York Corporation, Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC, A Delaware Limited Liability Company, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

December 16, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William F. Lee , Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, Boston, MA, argued for plaintiff-appellant. Also represented by Sarah R. Frazier , Lauren B. Fletcher , Richard Wells O'Neill , Mark Christopher Fleming , Andrew J. Danford ; James Quarles, III , Thomas Gregory Sprankling , Washington, DC; Mark D. Selwyn , Palo Alto, CA; Rachel Krevans , Christopher Robinson , Nathaniel Bryan Sabri , Morrison & Foerster, LLP, San Francisco, CA; Erik Jeffrey Olson , Palo Alto, CA.

Kathleen M. Sullivan , Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, New York, N.Y., argued for defendant-appellees. Also represented by William Adams ; Brian Cosmo Cannon , Victoria Fishman Maroulis , Kevin P.B. Johnson , Redwood Shores, CA; Scott L. Watson , Michael Thomas Zeller , John B. Quinn , Los Angeles, CA; Kevin Alexander Smith , San Francisco, CA.

Mike McKool , McKool Smith, P.C., Dallas TX, for amicus curiae Ericsson Inc. Also represented by Theodore Stevenson, III ; John Bruce Campbell , Joel Lance Thollander , Austin, TX.

John D. Haynes , Alston & Bird LLP, Atlanta, GA, for amici curiae Nokia Corporation, Nokia USA, Inc. Also represented by Patrick J. Flinn ; Ryan W. Koppelman , East Palo, CA.

Matthew Schruers , Computer & Communications Industry Association, Washington, DC, for amicus curiae Computer & Communications Industry Association.

Joseph Carl Cecere, Jr. , Cecere PC, Dallas, TX, for amicus curiae The National Black Chamber of Commerce.

Kevin McGann , White & Case LLP, New York, N.Y., for amici curiae Google Inc., HTC Corporation, HTC America, Inc., LG Electronics, Inc., Rackspace Hosting, Inc., Red Hat, Inc., SAP America, Inc., Lenovo, Inc., eBay, Inc., ASUSTeK Computer Inc., Facebook, Inc., Newegg Inc. Also represented by Christopher J. Glancy ; Warren S. Heit , Palo Alto, CA.

Kimberly N. Brown , Chevy Chase, MD, for amici curiae Michael J. Santorelli and Charles M. Davidson.

Charles Duan , Public Knowledge, Washington, D.C., for amici curiae Public Knowledge and Electronic Frontier Foundation.

Dissenting opinion filed by Chief Judge PROST.


Apple Inc. appeals from an order of the district court denying Apple's request for a permanent injunction against Samsung Electronics Company, Ltd.; Samsung Electronics America, Inc.; and Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC (collectively, "Samsung"). We vacate and remand for further proceedings.

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