Apple Wants $85 Million Back From Samsung

Not surprisingly, Apple was not too pleased with a March 1 ruling that dropped more than $450 million in patent damages from the $1.05 billion award it won in August. On Tuesday, it requested that the judge reinstate more than $85 million in damages.

Apple this week moved for a partial reconsideration of Judge Lucy Koh's decision, specifically as it relates to the AT&T version of the Samsung Galaxy S II and the Infuse 4G.

Earlier this month, Judge Koh ordered a new trial on 14 Samsung products and dropped $450,514,650 in damages from the $1.05 billion total.

Apple said this week that Judge Koh did so because the court believed that some sales of these two smartphones occurred before April 15, 2011 - the date Apple sued Samsung. "In fact, Samsung stipulated in the pre-trial order that all sales of the Galaxy S II and Infuse 4G began after April 15, 2011," Apple said. "As the court recognized, notice in the complaint gave Apple a right to recover Samsung's profits from sales of these two products after this date."

Specifically, Apple wants $40,494,356 for the Galaxy S II and $44,792,974 for the Infuse 4G, which comes to about $85.3 million.

At this point, Samsung is still on the hook for almost $600 million in damages related to the Galaxy Ace, Galaxy S (i9000), Galaxy S II i9100, Galaxy Tab 10.1 Wi-Fi, Galaxy Tab 10.1 4G LTE, Intercept, Fascinate, Galaxy S 4G, Galaxy S II Showcase, Mesmerize, Vibrant, Galaxy S II Skyrocket, Galaxy S II Epic 4G Touch, and the T-Mobile Galaxy S II.