Last week, Samsung was ordered to pay Apple $290 million in damages after a jury ruled that the Korean company had copied key features and design elements from the iPhone last year. Shortly after the payment amount was decided last week, Samsung filed a motion to delay its payments to Apple, requesting a reevaluation of the validity of patent No. 7,844,915 covering Apple's “pinch-to-zoom“ gestures. Now, FOSS Patents is reporting that Samsung's motion to stay its damages was denied last night by Judge Lu