Supreme Court may reel in Apple v. Samsung damage award

Posted by BernardSwiss on Oct 13, 2016 8:44 AM EDT
Ars Technica; By Joe Mullin
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The long legal war between Apple and Samsung reached the Supreme Court today. For the first time in a century, the High Court considered what the limits of "design patents" should be.

Until they took up a starring role in Apple v. Samsung, design patents were like the poor, long-lost cousins of the better-known "utility" patents that cover machines themselves. Here's how this long-lasting technology case made its way to the high court:

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