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Joe Re January 12, 2017
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#10 Design Patent Damages § 289
Samsung Elecs. Co., v. Apple Inc., 580 U.S. _ (Dec. 6, 2016)
In the case of a multicomponent product, the relevant
article of manufacture for arriving at a damages award
under Section 289 of the Patent Act need not be the
end product sold to the consumer, but may be only a
component of that product.
Reversed and Remanded to the Federal Circuit 8-0.