I think it's pretty safe to remove "-Samsung Case" from that headline without impacting any of its content.
This is Apple's war and there is no need to imply that Samsung is responsible for any muddying.
They are all to blame. Samsung are part of the problem too. Apple may be the worst but they shouldn't be singled out.
Disclaimer: I have never purchased an Apple product.
From the opening of the article: "Apple’s victory on Friday in a patent lawsuit against Samsung could, if upheld, give its rivals a kick in the pants to create more original products."
That's quite the contrary of "muddying the future of innovation", no?
The title more accurately reflects the contents of the article rather than cherry-picking the first sentence of it.
"cherry-picking" the first sentence? Disproving your title in your first phrase is... well, bad writing skills.
If innovation == blatant copying, yes, this will muddy the future of innovation. If, however, innovation == trying something that hasn't been done before, I fail to see how this will do anything but help.