As noted by Reuters, the quick link feature made up $99 million of the $120 million in damages awarded to Apple -- the jury decided that all 10 Samsung devices in question infringed upon that particular feature. But today's ruling by a three-judge panel in the Federal Circuit disagreed on that point and vacated the jury's decision. Specifically, the panel ruled that Samsung didn't infringe on Apple's quick links patent and also decided that its "swipe to unlock" and autocorrect patents were invalid based on prior art.

It's worth noting that the larger decision Apple prevailed on in 2012 isn't affected by today's ruling. A separate jury awarded nearly $1 billion in damages to Apple, though eventually that number was cut back to $548 million through a number of appeals. Last summer, a court decision denied Samsung's request for reconsideration.

Update, 7:30PM ET: A Samsung spokesperson provided us with the following statement: