Patent battle between two titans: Apple v. Samsung

 

CNN's Erin Burnett takes on the court battle between two of the biggest phone makers in the world, Apple and Samsung in Monday's The Number.

Apple aims for salted earth in Samsung fight
As the high-stakes patent trial between Apple and Samsung Electronics moves into its second day Tuesday, one thing is clear: Apple is committed to waging total war. Like the Roman Empire in its victory over Carthage, Apple seems determined to salt the earth so that its competitor can never rise again.
Apple is seeking to have the court case declared "exceptional," a legal standard under which the jury could award treble damages. That's three times the amount of actual, provable damages - which Apple is claiming run to billions of dollars.
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