Samsung continues its tirade against Apple. (Photo : Reuters)
South Korean tech giant Samsung is planning to submit an appeal to the United States Supreme Court in order to avoid paying millions of dollars to Apple due to patent infringement.
According to PC World, Samsung filed the necessary court documents on Aug. 19. Based on the court filings, the tech giant is planning to take the case to the highest court in the US before the end of the year.
A court document picked up by Mac Rumors states, "The questions present issues of enormous importance to patent litigation and scope of innovation, especially in high-technology industries."
Samsung pointed that a verdict issued in 2012 by a Silicon Valley jury was erroneous. As part of the verdict, Samsung was forced to pay millions of dollars in legal bill and fines.
Prior to the latest legal move from Samsung, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reject a previous appeal of the company to re-open the case and start a re-hearing. Following the rejection from the Court of Appeals, bringing the case into the Supreme Court will be Samsung's final legal move against the withstanding verdict.
From the looks of it, Samsung's final legal remedy might be over long before it starts. Annually, the US Supreme Court receives over 10,000 cases and it only takes 75 of those. Statistically, Samsung has a very slim chance of bringing the legal battle into America's highest court.
On the other hand, in case the Supreme Court denies to accept Samsung's case, the company will be forced to pay Apple a hefty sum of around $400 million. This will cover the fines levied for infringing Apple owned patents in at least 20 devices.
