Jury orders Samsung to pay $539m to Apple

A US jury has decided that Samsung must pay Apple $539m (€462m) in damages in the latest twist of a legal battle that began in 2011.

Apple contends that Samsung would not have emerged as the world’s leading seller of smartphones if it had not ripped off the technology powering the pioneering iPhone in developing a line of devices running on Google’s Android software.

Previous rulings already determined that Samsung infringed on some of Apple’s patents, but the amount of damages owed has been hanging in legal limbo.