The jury at the U.S. District Court in San Jose, California, almost entirely in Apple's favor on Friday afternoon and awarded it damages of slightly more than $1 billion.

The jury determined Samsung had violated several of Apple's technology and design patents and also concluded that, despite Samsung's claims to the contrary, Apple did not violate any Samsung patents.

In a statement, Samsung said the verdict should not be viewed as a win for Apple but "as a loss for the American consumer." It's unfortunate that patent law can give one company "a monopoly over rectangles with rounded corners," it said, and vowed that the case was not over, suggesting it will appeal.

The verdict form was a complex one, in part because it had to address several patents and numerous products, and because charges were brought against various subsidiaries of the two companies. The verdict form contained as many as 700 discrete points the jury had to consider.

Samsung's lawyers had their work cut out for them before the case even started, because it's so widely accepted that Apple's products changed the smartphone and tablet markets, Futterman said.