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Apple manages to fast-track its California lawsuit against Samsung for July 2012

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Apple manages to fast-track its California lawsuit against Samsung for July 2012
Apple is chasing Samsung across the globe with 12 lawsuits in 9 different countries, but on its home turf in California it is apparently getting some favorable treatment, as it just managed to schedule its lawsuit hearing for July 2012.

While this might not seem as much of a fast-tracking at first glance, bear in mind that the court's median scheduling time is 23 months, what Samsung was asking for, and Apple managed to reverse it to 15.5 months after the initial claim. Apple was asking for an even earlier date, February 2012, so the judges arrived at the wise decision to set July 30, 2012 as the date for the trial.

That still gives Samsung plenty of time to prepare, and it's not like it hasn't already mastered its defense at the hearings in Europe, where its Galaxy Tab 10.1 is banned in Germany until the September 9 hearing, and the Galaxy line of phones is banned in the Netherlands and possibly other EU countries starting October 13, unless Samsung updates its software to steer clear of the alleged infringement.

Samsung can also ask for an expedited hearing of its own counter-claims against Apple in the California court, although Apple is accusing it to have "artificially inflated the scope of this case by interposing 12 more utility patents". The lawyers have probably already renovated their second house in The Hamptons, and are now looking at bigger boats.

source: FOSSPatents

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1. davecann2 posted on 26 Aug 2011, 10:05 13

This just in...

Apple has just announced that they have a patent for child birth. Anyone who is expecting will now have to get written permission from Apple or face legal action.

On a separate note I just want to say that I like turtles and my favorite color is rainbow.

3. PeterIfromsweden posted on 26 Aug 2011, 10:23

why turtles ?

6. davecann2 posted on 26 Aug 2011, 10:36 5

I just though it was relevent.

24. PeterIfromsweden posted on 26 Aug 2011, 12:11

why is it, please explain ?

27. davecann2 posted on 26 Aug 2011, 12:20

Its relevent because Apple has a patent on their shell design.

44. 530gemini posted on 26 Aug 2011, 15:54 1 1

You mean "relevant"?

61. Droid_X_Doug posted on 26 Aug 2011, 17:59 1 2

@dave means relevent, because he probably has a pending patent application on the use of the word relevent....

10. iKingTrust posted on 26 Aug 2011, 10:59 3

They did have the patent but they sold it to Chuck Norris.

72. Truth posted on 26 Aug 2011, 20:22 1 1

Apple tried to sue Chuck Norris for patent infringement but Chuck Norris looked at Steve Jobs and they dropped the case. That is also when Steve Jobs resigned.

14. protozeloz posted on 26 Aug 2011, 11:11 2 1

:D I like turtles too

33. The_Miz posted on 26 Aug 2011, 12:54 2 1

:D I like frogs too

29. The_Miz posted on 26 Aug 2011, 12:52 2 6

Ladies and gentlemen, I bring you breaking news - Samsung has decided to become original for once.

Now that would be breaking news if it happened because we all know Samsung has been copying Apple since day one of their crappy Galaxy S phones. You all know it's true.

34. tbolthasissues (unregistered) posted on 26 Aug 2011, 13:08 2 1

I swear to god, all these judges are f**king iSheep. It disguists me that apple is winning so many of these cases.

Oh ya, when the hell is Apple going to face legal action for falsifying documents? You know, when they Photoshopped pictures of not one but TWO Samsung devices to get them banned?

46. 530gemini posted on 26 Aug 2011, 16:20 2

@tbolt. This is another lie from an android fan. The court's decision to ban those Samsung devices in Germany was not based on those photos at all, but on other evidences that Apple presented. Matter of fact, those photos have little to no weight at all on the court's decision. Also, you said "falsifying documens". Those are photos, not documents. Android fanboys are liars.

73. Truth posted on 26 Aug 2011, 20:29 2

The ban was not based on "evidences" like you say. That is a lie. The court that banned the devices do so because that is the first step in the process for that court. That is why the ban was lifted for the rest of Europe but upheld in Germany, the home of the court.

45. 530gemini posted on 26 Aug 2011, 16:15 1 2

@davecann. Another lie from an android fanboy. There is no such patent filed by Apple.

See how android fanboys just lie and make up stuff. I will be pointing it out more in this thread. I'm sure there 's more below :)

84. hormiga posted on 27 Aug 2011, 11:58 2

530gemini - overweight and jobless living in your mom's basement? Maybe if you could give up masturbation for a few hours and step away from your powermac and into the daylight you'd find you wouldn't have to derive self confidence from bashing people on online forums.

2. remixfa posted on 26 Aug 2011, 10:18 6 2

this just in...


apple invents air.. takes the world to court for not paying royalties per breath. wants everyone to stop breathing until they get their money.

12. davecann2 posted on 26 Aug 2011, 11:02 1

In addition Apple Sues any organism that conducts photosynthesis. Trees mostliky to counter sue!

48. 530gemini posted on 26 Aug 2011, 16:23 1

@davecann. Another lie. Photosynthesis is a natural process in plants that cannot be patented by Apple, much more sue any plant for it. Android fanboy liars are on a roll :)

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