Morrison & Foerster (MoFo) and Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr have helped Apple to a landmark $1bn (£634m) court victory in its high-profile patent dispute with Samsung, reports The Recorder.

The jury in the case – which centred around the claim that Samsung ripped off the unique design features of Apple's iPad and iPhone – found that Samsung infringed most of the patents Apple sued over, and its trade dress on the iPhone and iPad, and did so willfully.

Samsung's cross claims for infringement were completely rejected, with Apple awarded $1.05bn (£665m). If the verdict is not chopped down in post-trial motions or on appeal, it will stand as the largest patent verdict in history.

The nine-member jury sitting in San Jose rendered a verdict after just two-and-a-half days of deliberations. The four-week trial featured lawyers from MoFo and WilmerHale for Apple, and Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan for Samsung.

A key issue which remains to be confirmed is whether Judge Lucy Koh will issue a permanent injunction against Samsung, and if so how severe it will be.

Patent experts see a permanent injunction as likely. "Keep in mind, a preliminary injunction is in place. It would be quite surprising if [Koh] didn't enter an injunction at all. The question is how broad an injunction," said Professor Mark Lemley of Stanford Law School.

Professor Brian Love of Santa Clara University School of Law said he would expect a permanent injunction and "probably more likely than not" an order by the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit staying it pending an appeal.

"Given the willful infringement, it's more likely than not the damages award will increase, up to three times" the jury's award, Love said, noting that will be within Koh's discretion.

"It's not an across-the-board victory for Apple," Love said, "but it's very close."

The Recorder is a US affiliate title of Legal Week.

For more, see Apple v Samsung: how do juries calculate damages in complex patent cases?

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