Samsung Electronics asked a U.S. appeals court to toss a $930 million verdict won by Apple, claiming that it didn't copy the iPhone's design. "They awarded Samsung's total profit for all of these phones -- this is absurd," Kathleen Sullivan, representing Samsung, told the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington today. "It's like awarding the profit of an entire car because of infringement of the design of the cupholder."

Samsung's appeal focused on the look of Samsung's older models and the value of Apple's designs. Of the total award, $399 million was based on findings that Samsung had copied three patented designs for the shape, corners, translucent screen and colorful icon; another $382 million was for the trademarked look. The remaining $149 million was for infringement of three other patents.

The court isn?t expected to rule for several months.

Samsung and Apple have essentially fought to a draw in about a dozen countries, but in August announced that they had agreed to withdraw all patent lawsuits against each other except in the United States.