In the wake of its legal victory, Apple on Monday wasted no time in naming eight Samsung smartphones it now wants the court to order pulled from stores and banned from the U.S.
The verdict is expected to have wide-ranging ripple effects on makers of mobile devices that rely on Android and on their customers.
Apple closed up 1.9% at $675.68, near its all-time high of $680.87.
Legal experts say people who already own these devices shouldn't worry about the outcome affecting them or their warranties.
Troubles for Samsung and Google buoyed shares of mobile rivals not tied to Android software. Shares of mobile phone maker Nokia surged 5.5% to $3.25; BlackBerry makerResearch In Motion rose 1.9% to $7.07; Microsoft, soon to ship Windows 8 software for smartphones and tablets, edged up 0.4% to $30.69.
Samsung now faces increasing costs for its devices, either for devising workarounds or for paying Apple licensing fees, though that remains an open question. "I don't expect Apple to license if they're trying to destroy Android and put it out of the market," says Mark McKenna, University of Notre Dame law professor.
And Samsung's troubles inevitably will turn into costs for consumers, says Vivek Wadhwa, a fellow at Stanford Law School.
Still to be seen is whether Apple will go directly after Google in court. "My prediction is that's next," says Wadhwa. Meanwhile, the expected Samsung appeal to the federal court of appeals in Washington, D.C., could take a year or more to play out.
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