In the US a court can increase damages by up to three times if the accused is found to have wilfully infringed an intellectual property.
The jury in the case before the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas found Microsoft "wilfully infringed" on i4i's patent.
Apple has been able to protect its patents - the outcome is that Samsung has wilfully infringed them, been caught doing it by the jury and therefore supposedly punished for doing so.
A group of companies, including Disney, Paramount and Twentieth Century Fox, accused the site of wilfully infringing copyright by listing millions of popular movies and TV programmes - in a court battle that has lasted for more than seven years.
The lawsuit claimed that Syco and Sony Music "chose to ignore the plaintiff's rights and wilfully infringed them" after they realised in early 2011 that the two bands shared the same name.
England conceded an average of more than 12 penalties a match, prepared to infringe wilfully, not least when they were under pressure in Paris.
In its claim, the Washington Research Foundation says companies are "wilfully and deliberately" infringing Mr Suominen's patents without any lawful justification.
Facebook is suing Teachbook, a US social networking site for teachers, claiming that the site "wilfully and deliberately" infringes its brand.
He said the trial would take place in three stages - liability, damages, and whether the patent was infringed by Apple wilfully, which could lead to enhanced penalties.
The jurors wanted to send a message to the industry at large that no matter who you are - whether you are Apple, whether you are Samsung, or anybody - if you wilfully take the risk to cross the line and start infringing and you get caught, and again I emphasise wilfully, you need to be prepared to pay the cost for that.
