Apple Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., No. 15-1171 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 7, 2016)

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I. INTRODUCTION The current appeal results from a patent infring e- ment suit and countersuit between Apple Inc. (“Apple”) and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Samsung Electronics America, Inc., and Samsung Telecommunications Amer i- ca, LLC (collectively, “Samsung”). Relevant to th is en ∗ Circuit Judge TARANTO did not participate. APPLE INC. v. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 3 banc decision, the district court granted summary judg- ment that Samsung’s accused devices infringe the asser t- ed claim of U.S. Patent No. 8,074,172 (“the ’172 patent”).