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Apple-Samsung trial coverage
Rick Merritt
8/10/2012 1:14 PM EDT
EE Times has been all over the ongoing patent trial between Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. The following is a collection of stories from the trial:
After Apple win, Droids should feel afraid
Apple is now armed with a handful of proven weapons it can wield against Android competitors in and out of court.
Apple awarded $1.05 billion in Samsung case
Apple scored a significant but not complete legal victory on Friday in its landmark patent case against Korean rival Samsung, winning damages of $1.049 billion plus a verdict of willful infringement on many counts.
Apple, Samsung fire salvos as case closes
Here’s a sampler of their comments from four hours in front of a crowd that extended into two overflow courtrooms.
Slideshow: The jury's job in Apple vs. Samsung
The nine regular Joes and Janes of the San Jose jury in the Apple vs. Samsung patent infringement case have quite a task ahead of them as they start deliberations.
Apple vs. Samsung jury hears 84 instructions
On the third of four "stand up breaks" while the instructions were read over two hours someone exclaimed, "How can they keep track of it all!"
Patent system on trial in Apple, Samsung case
In my opinion, what Apple actually did that was novel with the iPhone is not what’s at issue in this case.
Apple claims Samsung views patent disclosures as 'stupid'
A former Samsung licensing director said disclosing a patent before a standard is frozen is “a stupid thing,” according a deposition introduced by Apple in its patent infringement case against Samsung.
Judge scolds Apple, Samsung as decision nears
Apple and Samsung lawyers both got a dressing down from Judge Lucy Koh as the clock ran down on their high-profile patent infringement case here.
Judge scolds Apple, Samsung as decision nears
Apple and Samsung lawyers both got a dressing down from Judge Lucy Koh as the clock ran down on their high-profile patent infringement case.
Bonbons and bombshells from the latest testimony
Google demanded Samsung change the design of its Galaxy Tab to look less like the iPad, just one of several revelations from the latest testimony.
The hits keep coming at Apple vs. Samsung
A serial entrepreneur says Apple infringes two Apple 3G patents and goes head-to-head with a top Apple lawyer.
Inside Samsung: It's a hard place to work
At the peak of work on Samsung's first Galaxy handsets, nearly 300 designers spent three months in Seoul getting as little as two hours sleep a night.
EE Says Apple design patents not valid
A researcher's 1981 mock up of a tablet was one element of prior art a former TI technologist used to say three Apple design patents should be thrown out.
Who's gaming who at Apple vs. Samsung?
Attorneys for both sides pointed fingers at each other, leveling charges that their opponent is not playing fair in the $2.5 billion case.
Sparks fly as Intel shows up at Apple case
Intel asked the judge at the Apple vs. Samsung case to throw out an expert witness for Samsung because he had viewed Intel source code.
Apple grows iPad share as court case rages
Apple shipped 17 million iPads in the second quarter growing its market share to 70 percent, said IHS iSuppli.
Slideshow: Inside Apple, Samsung patent talks
In two Apple documents from 2010 released by San Jose court Friday, Apple accuses Samsung of infringment and offers to license its patents for $30/handset and $40/tablet.
Survey: Apple patents worth $100 per device
Users of Samsung products said they would pay as much as $100 extra per smartphone or tablet to get features covered in three Apple patents, according to a survey done for Apple.
Expert: Samsung infringed '915 patent 24 times
Samsung infringes a key Apple patent on scrolling and zooming in 24 of its products, said an expert testifying for Apple.
Expert: Samsung infringes Apple patent 21 ways
A user interface expert testifying for Apple said as many as 21 Samsung devices infringe Apple U.S. patent 7,469,381.
Consumers: Samsung, Apple devices look alike
Half of consumers who viewed two Samsung handsets thought they looked like iPhones, according to a survey conducted for Apple.
Apple vs. Samsung: Reading Steve Jobs' emails
One of the guilty pleasures of covering a multi-billion dollar patent infringement case is you get permission to read the emails of industry executives.
Slideshow: Apple's best evidence on Samsung
Apple released late Tuesday its best evidence that Samsung has copied its patents and trade dress, a 132-page Samsung report comparing its handsets to the iPhone.
Market expert: Samsung diluted, copied Apple
A marketing expert testifying for Apple said he believes Samsung blurred and tried to copy Apple’s trade dress, a conclusion he said internal Samsung documents supported.
Samsung argues over icons, user confusion
Samsung suggested icons are by their very nature, well—iconic—and consumers would not confuse its handsets with iPhones following testimony from an Apple expert.
Is emulating a product the same as stealing?
It's clear that Samsung recognized that the iPhone was a game-changing product and tried to learn from its success. Does that constitute intellectual property theft?
Samsung phones confused graphics expert
“I had the experience of being confused,” said Susan Kare (shown), an expert witness for Apple describing how she picked a Samsung handset instead of an iPhone.
Frustrations bubble over in Apple versus Samsung
Mountains of design and legal details bubbled into frustration as Samsung attorneys tried to discredit an expert witness for Apple and the judge wrestled with attorneys.
Expert says Samsung phones, tablets infringe
An expert witness testifying for Apple said as many as 11 Samsung phones and two tablets infringe Apple design patents.
IPhone created ‘crisis of design’ at Samsung
A Samsung executive said the company had a “crisis of design” because the difference in user interfaces on the iPhone and Samsung handsets were like “Heaven and Earth.”
Apple v Samsung: Rights and Wrongs
Both Apple and Samsung are right—and wrong—and here’s what I think both sides ought to do to get some sanity back into the mobile industry and the patent process.
Court hears of Jobs’ penchant for secrecy
Apple’s penchant for secrecy came into the spotlight in testimony in its patent infringement case Friday as iOS manager Scott Forstall (pictured) took the stand.
Court scrutinizes email from Steve Jobs
Samsung’s attorneys suggested the late Steve Jobs saw an idea that could be useful for the iPhone in a Samsung design, while Apple showed documents suggesting Samsung adopt iPhone techniques.
Schiller ‘shocked’ at ‘copycat’ Samsung phones
Apple’s head of marketing said he was “shocked” when he first saw Samsung’s “copycat” products of the iPhone and iPad that have impacted Apple’s sales.
Judge cracks whip during Apple v. Samsung
Judge Lucy Koh (shown) admonished Apple and Samsung in front of the jury for deluging the court with objections and other motions, shifting practices to keep the case on track.
Samsung lays out countersuit against Apple
In opening statements, Samsung showed prior art on all the patents Apple claims it infringes and details of why it believes Apple infringes a handful of its patents.
A look inside Apple’s kitchen table group
Industrial designer Christopher Stringer gave a rare glimpse into Apple’s product design process in testimony at Apple’s $2.5 billion infringement suit against Samsung.
Apple v. Samsung kicks off innovation debates
The case asks what’s the line between aggressive benchmarking and copying of a competitor’s product and between filing relevant versus submarine patents.
After Apple win, Droids should feel afraid
Apple is now armed with a handful of proven weapons it can wield against Android competitors in and out of court.
Apple awarded $1.05 billion in Samsung case
Apple scored a significant but not complete legal victory on Friday in its landmark patent case against Korean rival Samsung, winning damages of $1.049 billion plus a verdict of willful infringement on many counts.
Apple, Samsung fire salvos as case closes
Here’s a sampler of their comments from four hours in front of a crowd that extended into two overflow courtrooms.
Slideshow: The jury's job in Apple vs. Samsung
The nine regular Joes and Janes of the San Jose jury in the Apple vs. Samsung patent infringement case have quite a task ahead of them as they start deliberations.
Apple vs. Samsung jury hears 84 instructions
On the third of four "stand up breaks" while the instructions were read over two hours someone exclaimed, "How can they keep track of it all!"
Patent system on trial in Apple, Samsung case
In my opinion, what Apple actually did that was novel with the iPhone is not what’s at issue in this case.
Apple claims Samsung views patent disclosures as 'stupid'
A former Samsung licensing director said disclosing a patent before a standard is frozen is “a stupid thing,” according a deposition introduced by Apple in its patent infringement case against Samsung.
Judge scolds Apple, Samsung as decision nears
Apple and Samsung lawyers both got a dressing down from Judge Lucy Koh as the clock ran down on their high-profile patent infringement case here.
Judge scolds Apple, Samsung as decision nears
Apple and Samsung lawyers both got a dressing down from Judge Lucy Koh as the clock ran down on their high-profile patent infringement case.
Bonbons and bombshells from the latest testimony
Google demanded Samsung change the design of its Galaxy Tab to look less like the iPad, just one of several revelations from the latest testimony.
The hits keep coming at Apple vs. Samsung
A serial entrepreneur says Apple infringes two Apple 3G patents and goes head-to-head with a top Apple lawyer.
Inside Samsung: It's a hard place to work
At the peak of work on Samsung's first Galaxy handsets, nearly 300 designers spent three months in Seoul getting as little as two hours sleep a night.
EE Says Apple design patents not valid
A researcher's 1981 mock up of a tablet was one element of prior art a former TI technologist used to say three Apple design patents should be thrown out.
Who's gaming who at Apple vs. Samsung?
Attorneys for both sides pointed fingers at each other, leveling charges that their opponent is not playing fair in the $2.5 billion case.
Sparks fly as Intel shows up at Apple case
Intel asked the judge at the Apple vs. Samsung case to throw out an expert witness for Samsung because he had viewed Intel source code.
Apple grows iPad share as court case rages
Apple shipped 17 million iPads in the second quarter growing its market share to 70 percent, said IHS iSuppli.
Slideshow: Inside Apple, Samsung patent talks
In two Apple documents from 2010 released by San Jose court Friday, Apple accuses Samsung of infringment and offers to license its patents for $30/handset and $40/tablet.
Survey: Apple patents worth $100 per device
Users of Samsung products said they would pay as much as $100 extra per smartphone or tablet to get features covered in three Apple patents, according to a survey done for Apple.
Expert: Samsung infringed '915 patent 24 times
Samsung infringes a key Apple patent on scrolling and zooming in 24 of its products, said an expert testifying for Apple.
Expert: Samsung infringes Apple patent 21 ways
A user interface expert testifying for Apple said as many as 21 Samsung devices infringe Apple U.S. patent 7,469,381.
Consumers: Samsung, Apple devices look alike
Half of consumers who viewed two Samsung handsets thought they looked like iPhones, according to a survey conducted for Apple.
Apple vs. Samsung: Reading Steve Jobs' emails
One of the guilty pleasures of covering a multi-billion dollar patent infringement case is you get permission to read the emails of industry executives.
Slideshow: Apple's best evidence on Samsung
Apple released late Tuesday its best evidence that Samsung has copied its patents and trade dress, a 132-page Samsung report comparing its handsets to the iPhone.
Market expert: Samsung diluted, copied Apple
A marketing expert testifying for Apple said he believes Samsung blurred and tried to copy Apple’s trade dress, a conclusion he said internal Samsung documents supported.
Samsung argues over icons, user confusion
Samsung suggested icons are by their very nature, well—iconic—and consumers would not confuse its handsets with iPhones following testimony from an Apple expert.
Is emulating a product the same as stealing?
It's clear that Samsung recognized that the iPhone was a game-changing product and tried to learn from its success. Does that constitute intellectual property theft?
Samsung phones confused graphics expert
“I had the experience of being confused,” said Susan Kare (shown), an expert witness for Apple describing how she picked a Samsung handset instead of an iPhone.
Frustrations bubble over in Apple versus Samsung
Mountains of design and legal details bubbled into frustration as Samsung attorneys tried to discredit an expert witness for Apple and the judge wrestled with attorneys.
Expert says Samsung phones, tablets infringe
An expert witness testifying for Apple said as many as 11 Samsung phones and two tablets infringe Apple design patents.
IPhone created ‘crisis of design’ at Samsung
A Samsung executive said the company had a “crisis of design” because the difference in user interfaces on the iPhone and Samsung handsets were like “Heaven and Earth.”
Apple v Samsung: Rights and Wrongs
Both Apple and Samsung are right—and wrong—and here’s what I think both sides ought to do to get some sanity back into the mobile industry and the patent process.
Court hears of Jobs’ penchant for secrecy
Apple’s penchant for secrecy came into the spotlight in testimony in its patent infringement case Friday as iOS manager Scott Forstall (pictured) took the stand.
Court scrutinizes email from Steve Jobs
Samsung’s attorneys suggested the late Steve Jobs saw an idea that could be useful for the iPhone in a Samsung design, while Apple showed documents suggesting Samsung adopt iPhone techniques.
Schiller ‘shocked’ at ‘copycat’ Samsung phones
Apple’s head of marketing said he was “shocked” when he first saw Samsung’s “copycat” products of the iPhone and iPad that have impacted Apple’s sales.
Judge cracks whip during Apple v. Samsung
Judge Lucy Koh (shown) admonished Apple and Samsung in front of the jury for deluging the court with objections and other motions, shifting practices to keep the case on track.
Samsung lays out countersuit against Apple
In opening statements, Samsung showed prior art on all the patents Apple claims it infringes and details of why it believes Apple infringes a handful of its patents.
A look inside Apple’s kitchen table group
Industrial designer Christopher Stringer gave a rare glimpse into Apple’s product design process in testimony at Apple’s $2.5 billion infringement suit against Samsung.
Apple v. Samsung kicks off innovation debates
The case asks what’s the line between aggressive benchmarking and copying of a competitor’s product and between filing relevant versus submarine patents.
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hm
8/10/2012 8:04 PM EDT
It is unfair and prejudiced to display much bigger Apple logo and smaller Samsung emblem.
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Greg.Dee
8/12/2012 1:17 AM EDT
Perfect example of why American Co's are continuously becoming less competitive...sittin around talkin crap while the rest of the planet blasts ahead. Oh and Btw, here's video that to me calls BS on Apple's claims - Tons of prior Art like this - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcKqyn-gUbY
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ChrisGar
8/13/2012 10:46 AM EDT
FYI -- Samsung is a Korean company ... and I don't think Apple is good example of problems with American Companies.
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Juho L
8/14/2012 4:49 AM EDT
I really hope that Apple get severe sanctions for this kind of disgraceful circus - Severe enough to make Apple think twice before even considering law-suit farce.
I'm really happy that I don't own any Apple products because I would have to get rid of them. I'd be ashamed if I'd have anything to do with that mockery of a company. Apple has reached the pinnacle of unethical business practices and I'd be more than delighted to witness the downfall of it.
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Brutus_II
8/15/2012 4:52 PM EDT
Very interesting case. As a consumer and user of many electronic gadgets, I do like when there is some resemblance of icons, such as the Settings gear that is similar for both Samsung and Apple products. It sure makes shifting "gears" between products a lot easier.
On a side note, I fell off my chair in robust laughter reading the post about "the rest of the planet blasting ahead". Blasting ahead of companies like Apple? Really?
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