Lawyers have delivered closing arguments in the first US jury trial in the patent dispute between smartphone makers Samsung and Apple.
Apple lawyers accused Samsung of copying Apple designs after realising it could not compete, while Samsung lawyers argued that victory for Apple would mean less choice for consumers, according to the BBC.
The nine-member jury now faces the task of going through 109 pages of instructions on how to determine the verdict, with deliberations set to begin 22 August.
Apple is suing for $2.5bn in damages from Samsung for violating its patented designs and features in the iPad and iPhone and seeking a sales ban of similar Samsung products.
Samsung has counter-sued and is reportedly seeking royalties of as much as 2.4% for each Apple device sold, in relation to five wireless technology patents it claims Apple is infringing.
During the trial, Apple presented internal Samsung documents suggesting Samsung made detailed comparisons between its smartphones and the iPhone in coming up with new designs.
In closing arguments, Apple lawyer Harold McElhinny said Samsung had used a shortcut in its product design.
