US EditionSamsung hit with $445.5 million US jury verdict over wireless communications patents
- On Friday, a federal jury in Marshall, Texas found Samsung Electronics owes nearly $445.5 million for infringing patents tied to 4G, 5G and Wi‑Fi standards after a weeklong trial.
- BAE Systems conceived the core technology in the early 2000s, and Peterborough, New Hampshire-based Collision Communications acquired the patents in 2010 and 2011 before suing Samsung in 2023.
- Jurors returned a unanimous verdict around 9:30 a.m., finding Samsung's laptops, Galaxy smartphones and other devices infringe four Collision patents, Brad Caldwell said damages matched his request.
- The jury rejected Samsung's invalidity and noninfringement defenses and awarded damages in the form of a running royalty.
- Trial exhibits included internal Samsung emails showing statements like `We love this, but we don't want to pay for it.`, Brad Caldwell said, noting willfulness and efforts involving a Korean university.
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One company accuses Samsung of infringing patents on smartphones, tablets, laptops and various household appliances. In the USA, the company got right now. Not the first patent dispute Samsung loses.
Samsung hit with $445.5 million U.S. jury verdict over wireless communications patents
A federal jury in Marshall, Texas found that Samsung owes Collision Communications nearly $445.5 million in damages for infringing on patents related to 4G, 5G and Wi-Fi communications standards.
Patent judgments with high sums are not uncommon in the tech industry. In one case in Texas, however, an unusually wide range of Samsung devices is affected.
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Caldwell Cassady & Curry: East Texas Jury Says Samsung Owes $445.5 Million for Willfully Infringing Collision Communications Patents
MARSHALL, Texas, Oct. 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- An eight-member jury in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in Marshall awarded a unanimous verdict of $445,494,160 this morning in favor of Collision Communications Inc. in a patent…
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