The California District Court has resumed its trial on the Apple vs. Samsung case for the recalculation of damages awarded to Apple Nov. 12.

Apple had started its patent war against Samsung in 2007, four days before iPhone's release, for infringing its design patents covering both the aesthetic and iconic designs. Ever since these two giant companies had been involved in more than 50 lawsuits in 10 countries.

While Samsung won in South Korea, Japan and the UK, Apple won in the U.S. California District Court. The jury in August 2012 declared Samsung guilty of infringement and awarded Apple with more than $ 1 billion for damages.

Apple filed a petition for permanent sales ban against some Samsung products. But it was subsequently denied by U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh. On appeal, Koh's ruling was remanded back for reconsideration.

Errors In Calculation for Damages

Koh reduced the amount of damages awarded by the jury from $ 1 billion to $ 598 million. The court's decision pointed out two main errors made by the jury in computing the award for damages for 13 of Samsung's products: Galaxy Prevail, Gem, Indulge, Infuse 4G, Galaxy S2 AT&T, Captivate, Continuum, Droid Charge, Epic 4G, Exhibit 4G, Galaxy Tab, Nexus S 4G, Replenish, and Transform.

First, the award was based on Samsung's profits. However, this practice is not applicable when only the utility patent was infringed as in Samsung's case.

Second, the period used for the computation of damages. The Court had stricken off almost $451 million from the damages awarded by the jury to Apple. The amount is still subject for retrial. The calculation was based on profits made from Aug. 4, 2010, when there were three Samsung products that were released to the market by April 15, 2011.