Pioneer wins plasma patent case over Samsung, awarded $59.3 million
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Pioneer may be licking its wounds, but at least there’s one bright spot on an otherwise dark end-of-year. The US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in Marshall (read: patent troll heaven) recently found that “Samsung willfully infringed two Pioneer patents covering plasma display technology,” leading to a settlement which involves Samsung handing Pioneer a check for $59,351,480. Samsung has yet to comment on the ruling, but it’s pretty simple to envision what it’s probably thinking, wouldn’t you say?
[Via SmartHouse, thanks Anthony]
Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home Entertainment
Pioneer wins plasma patent case over Samsung, awarded $59.3 million originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 04 Nov 2008 02:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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