Samsung ordered to pay Apple $119.6m in latest patents battle
Samsung has been ordered to pay Apple $119.46m (£70m) in a legal battle over smartphone patents.
In the latest legal tussle between the two tech giants, a California court ruled that Samsung had infringed on two of Apple's patents when making some of its phones.
In its lawsuit, Apple had accused its South Korean rival of copying some features including the 'slide to lock' function.
But the £70m payout was some way short of the $2.2bn Apple had hoped to win.
And in a counter claim, Apple was told to pay Samsung $158,400 for infringing one of its patents.
Brian Love, assistant professor at Santa Clara University's school of law, told the media: "Though this verdict is large by normal standards, it is hard to view this outcome as much of a victory for Apple.
"This amount is less than 10% of the amount Apple requested, and probably doesn't surpass by too much the amount Apple spent litigating this case.
"Apple launched this litigation campaign years ago with aspirations of slowing the meteoric rise of Android phone manufacturers. It has so far failed to do so, and this case won't get it any closer."
Apple and Samsung have been trading blows in the courtroom for over three years as they compete for dominance in the smartphone market.