Judge Cuts $450 Million From Apple's Jury Award in Samsung Case

Apple's $1.05 billion victory against Samsung in its patent infringement lawsuit is now $450 million smaller.

Judge Lucy Koh, the judge in the Apple v. Samsung lawsuits found on Friday that the jury improperly calculated damages on 14 different Samsung products, and vacated $450 million from the jury's finding as a result.

A new trial will will take place that focuses solely on the damages for the 14 products, which include the Galaxy Prevail, Gem, Galaxy S II, Galaxy Captivate, Droid Charge, Epic 4G, Galaxy Tab and the Nexus S 4G.

While this doesn't necessarily mean Apple will permanently lose $450 million in damages (the new trial could find damages higher or lower), it does prolong the case as a whole.

In other patent lawsuit theater news, Samsung and Apple are moving forward in a separate case covering Samsung's newer smartphones and allegations that they copy Apple's Siri voice and search function. As The Mercury News notes, the trial is supposed to start in spring 2014 but Judge Koh is trying to persuade both companies to put it on hold until this case is resolved in appeals courts.

In other words, this whole protracted legal battle won't be settled any time soon.