I think Samsung needs to hire the Dream Team in patent law here....
Quinn is the one of the top, if not the top, IP law firm in the world.
I think Samsung needs to hire the Dream Team in patent law here....
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STA: Yes for Fascinate, Galaxy S 4G, Showcase, Mesmerize, Vibrant. No for Captivate, Droid Charge, Epic 4G, Galaxy Prevail S2 ATT, S2 Tmobile, Epic 4G Touch, Skyrocket, and Infuse 4G.
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No for Captive, Droid Charge, Epic 4G, S2, Epic 4G Touch, Skyrocket, Infuse 4G
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Yes on Fascinate, i9000, Galaxy S 4G, Showcase, Mesmerize, Vibrant.
$1 billion in damages. Half of what Apple asked.. guess it's not all bad for Samsung heh.
This is pretty much to be expected, after Apple got their smoking guns into evidence (internal Samsung memos/e-mails and Google's e-mails to Samsung). Samsung knew it too, as they spent the last days of the trial trying to minimize damages. Whatever Apple was asking for in settlement, it must have been really insane for Samsung to turn it down and have to go in knowing they'd get an unfavorable verdict.
How the hell did they get internal memos/google emails and were able to present these as valid evidence that were permissible in court?
My guess is that they were able to bring it in on cross-examination as impeachment evidence. I recall one of Samsung's witnesses started talking about the Samsung "crisis of design" e-mail (probably a tactical mistake) and Apple's attorney was able to bring it in at that point.How the hell did they get internal memos/google emails and were able to present these as valid evidence that were permissible in court?
Wow, samsung didnt win ANYTHING in its countersuit. Wow
Next up: Queue all the apologists talking about the 'crappy lawyers' Samsung hired.
So ridiculous.
As Samsung's attorneys peruse the verdict form, I see one of those bubbles over their heads that reads: "We'll see what the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals has to say about this"
You know, I thought all these claims about Samsung taking Apple's design ideas was bullshit... but I have a Samsung slate and every single person at first glance thinks it's an ipad. Applying what "general public" goggles I may have, I guess I get it.