Samsung has lost a legal battle over OLED display technology and has been ordered to pay $191.4 million as a fine. The case, decided by a jury in Texas, involved two OLED patents owned by a company called Pictiva. The patents relate to improvements in OLED technology, which is used in many of Samsung’s products.

Pictiva, an Irish company, claims that Samsung used its patented technology without permission. These patents, originally developed by a company called OSRAM, were later bought by Pictiva, which is a part of a larger patent firm, Key Patent Innovations. The lawsuit, filed in 2023, argued that Samsung used these OLED improvements to make its products brighter, more energy-efficient, and with better resolution.

Samsung denied the claims, saying the patents were not valid. However, the jury disagreed, finding that Samsung had indeed used two out of five of the patents in the case. After the verdict, Pictiva’s Managing Director, Angela Quinlan, called the decision a strong endorsement of the company’s intellectual property rights.

Even though Samsung lost this case, the company is not giving up. It has said it will appeal the decision and has already started the process of asking the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to cancel the patents involved.

This legal setback is just the latest for Samsung. Last month, the company was also ordered to pay nearly $445.5 million in a separate case about patents related to 4G, 5G, and Wi-Fi technology. With Samsung planning to appeal, the legal battle over these patents is far from over.

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