An "anonymous party," likely Samsung or one of its affiliates, has requested the US Patent and Trade Office (USPTO) reexamine two design-related patents crucial to the Apple versus Samsung patent battles. One patent being reexamined was responsible for most of the damages in the landmark US Apple versus Samsung patent lawsuit in 2012, and the second is intertwined in an Apple action against Samsung at the US International Trade Commission, due to have a final ruling in August.
