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Apple attorney Harold McElhinny presents opening arguments at the patent infringement trial against Samsung. Vicki Behringer SAN JOSE, Calif.–Samsung copied Apple’s iPhone as it tried to figure out how to react and compete with the device, Apple attorneys told a court here Tuesday. Because of that, Samsung should pay Apple about $2 billion in damages, …

Google and Samsung on Sunday unveiled a broad, long-term cross-licensing deal that will cover their existing patents as well as those filed over the next 10 years. The two companies provided essentially no details about the terms of the deal or what patents and technologies its covers, only saying that it’s “mutually beneficial.” However, they did take veiled shots at …