Apple's massive patent victory over Samsung: Winners and losers

A jury says Samsung copied the iPhone's design and features — and the verdict is reverberating throughout the tech world

A customer tries the Samsung Galaxy Note at a store in Seoul
(Image credit: REUTERS/Lee Jae-Won)

Apple has emerged victorious in what has been called the patent trial of the century. A jury in San Jose, Calif., ordered Samsung to pay $1 billion in damages for copying the iPhone, finding that Samsung's popular line of smartphones aped the iPhone's rectangular shape with rounded edges, as well as its "pinch-to-zoom" feature that allows users to magnify a page with the swipe of two fingers. And it could get worse for the South Korean company: Courts could still jack up the damages to $3 billion and block sales of Samsung products. The verdict has sent shock waves through an industry in which many of the iPhone's designs and features have become the norm, and the case's impact will surely extend beyond Apple's rivalry with Samsung. Here, a brief rundown of the key winners and losers:

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