蘋果滑動解鎖專利被判無效 專利大戰三星扳回一局
U.S. appeals court on Friday overturned a $120 million jury verdict against Samsung, finally handing the South Korean smartphone maker a significant win in its longstanding patent feud with top rival Apple.
當地時間週五，美國聯邦巡迴上訴法院推翻了要求三星賠償1.2億美元經濟損失的陪審團裁定，使得這家韓國智能手機制造商在同蘋果漫長的專利戰中扳回了至關重要的一局。The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, D.C., said Samsung Electronics Co Ltd did not infringe Apple's "quick links" patent, and that two other patents covering the iPhone's slide-to-unlock and auto-correct features were invalid. The court also said Apple was liable for infringing one of Samsung's patents.
位於華盛頓特區的美國聯邦巡迴上訴法院表示，三星公司沒有侵犯蘋果的“快捷鏈接”專利，而包括iPhone滑動解鎖和自動糾正功能的兩項專利是無效的。該法院還表示，蘋果侵犯了三星公司的一項專利。
In a statement, a Samsung spokeswoman said: "Today's decision is a win for consumer choice and puts competition back where it belongs in the marketplace, not in the courtroom.” A spokeswoman for Apple declined to comment.
三星發言人在一份聲明中說，“今天的裁定對於消費者的自主選擇權來說，是一次勝利，同時也讓市場競爭的戰場迴歸市場，而不是轉至法庭。”蘋果發言人則拒絕對此做出評價。
Apple and Samsung have been battling over mobile device technology patents for years. Apple has mostly prevailed, and in December, Samsung paid Apple $548.2 million stemming from a separate patent case, which Samsung has appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
三星和蘋果之間的移動設備技術專利戰已經持續多年。蘋果贏得了大部分勝利，去年12月份，三星在另外一起單獨專利訴訟案中，賠償蘋果5.482億美元。三星已經上訴至美國最高法院。Friday's ruling was issued by a unanimous three-judge panel of the Federal Circuit, the country's top court specializing in patent issues.
週五的裁定是由美國聯邦巡迴上訴法院的三人審判組一致作出的，這個三人審判組由美國頂尖的，擅長專利爭端案件的法官組成。The ruling reverses a May 2014 verdict from a federal court in San Jose, California ordering Samsung to pay $119.6 million for using Apple's patented technology without permission.
美國聯邦巡迴上訴法院的裁定推翻了聖何塞聯邦地方法院2014年5月做出的一項裁定。當時該法院裁定，三星因未經授權使用了蘋果的快捷鏈接有關專利，賠償後者1.196億美元損失。Chicago-based patent lawyer Bradley Hulbert, who has followed the litigation, said the decision is "a clear signal that Apple is not invincible and that alternative operating systems are here to stay. The marketing and psychological benefits for Samsung are huge."
芝加哥專利律師布拉德利·哈爾伯特一直在關注此案，他表示：“此項裁決是一個清晰的信號,蘋果並非不可戰勝,仍然有其他替代的操作系統存在。對於三星來說，這項裁決的市場效應和心理效果是不可估量的。”
