Apple and Samsung headed for another patent trial in March after failing to reach a settlement

It's back to court for Apple and Samsung. After an
attempt at settling their latest patent dispute, the two
companies will begin another trial in March, according
to a filing with the US district court in San Jose. To be
clear, this isn't a re-trial of the case that Apple brought
back in 2011 -- you know, the one where Samsung was
made to pay nearly a billion dollars in damages. No,
this is a new case, one that addresses a different set of
patents, and one that names more recent devices, like
the GS3. For now, it's unclear how much money is at
stake, though experts cited by The Wall Street Journal
claim that the damages could be higher this time
around, given that the case includes newer Samsung
devices that sold even better than the products named in
the earlier suit. All will be revealed in March, we
suppose. We'll be back then reporting any major
developments -- even if we're as sick of these patent
wars as you are.

SOURCE: Wall Street Journal