Samsung and Apple allowed to add products to lawsuit, such as the Apple iPhone 5 and the Samsung Galaxy S III

20. Droid_X_Doug posted on 16 Nov 2012, 03:31 6 1

Samsung wasn't well-served by their trial counsel in the lawsuit heard by judge Koh. They should have pursued a trial strategy based on invalidating Apple's patents. Google pursued an invalidity strategy in Oracle v. Google and cleaned Oracle's clock.

Where the company is based has very little impact on a jury in CA. San Jose has a very diverse jury pool. Texas or Arizona might be another matter, though.

24. -box- posted on 16 Nov 2012, 07:56 1 0

Or perhaps somewhere in the midwest. There's less a sense of "gotta have it" for phones, as they're not used as frequently in public as on the coasts, and there's less walking around (like NYC where you walk or taxi everywhere), so they'lre less of a status symbol and more of a tool. Granted there's still a strong sense of patriotism, but also of fair play and justice, and presenting facts that apple doesn't manufacture in the US (Samsung does) and apple has a third party make all of its products in China (though I think Foxconn is building a factory in Brazil) would resonate with the jury members and remove any "home field advantage".
In theory, anyway.

28. VZWuser76 posted on 16 Nov 2012, 08:36 0 0

You've never been to the Midwest have you? I live here. While we may not have the population of the coasts, people are just as obsessed about mobile as anywhere else. Any store by the big 4 carriers is usually packed. I currently live in a town with a population of 1500, and the smartphone vs regular phones is around 50/50. I don't quite get the status symbol/tool comment. I am obsessed with mobile, because they are great tools. Currently I've got 3 smartphones, a tablet, & a couple laptops.

Sorry if I'm coming off as a d**k, but it bugs me when people say something about where I live that's untrue.

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30. -box- posted on 16 Nov 2012, 08:48 0 0

Born and raised here, only have left for short vacations.

I think your own personal perception is clouding your judgement.

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31. networkdood posted on 16 Nov 2012, 09:10 1 0

I agree with Meo - the average American is clueless when it comes to tech.

9. StringCheese01 posted on 16 Nov 2012, 00:01 5 1

I agree. UGH this is sooo stupid! It's just stifling innovation, hasn't all this suing and fighting been enough?

12. Bernoulli posted on 16 Nov 2012, 00:20 2 1

Omg I almost literally rofl'd At your avatar lol

19. hinz10 posted on 16 Nov 2012, 03:31 2 0

In the US of A maybe, but in the rest of the real world it will never happen.

17. someones4 posted on 16 Nov 2012, 02:35 4 1

No way. HTC did it because they are spineless. Samsung did nothing wrong and they have as much right as Apple to protect their intellectual properties.

26. Aeires (unregistered) posted on 16 Nov 2012, 08:14 0 0

They tried to do that but couldn't agree on pricing terms.

18. someones4 posted on 16 Nov 2012, 02:36 3 0

Money moves the world.

25. -box- posted on 16 Nov 2012, 08:02 1 0

I could see how a truly unique shape (like those formed from mathematical equations not easily constructed) could be patentable, based on the creator/discoverer of such shape, but something generic like a flat slab with rounded edges has been done for millenia (Egyptians had them too, just saying) and there is sufficient prior art to invalidate it. It isn't unreasonable to patent the EXACT dimensions of a device, such that the originator of the EXACT design could go after copycat knock-off makers (KIRFs) if they tried to or did mimic the exact size & shape. Samsung's Galaxy Tabs have different aspect ratios and shapes to them, and while they are very very similar to the ipad (the chrome ring around the bezel especially) they're not an attempt to duplicate the ipad, so would not infringe.

27. Bernoulli posted on 16 Nov 2012, 08:26 0 0

True lol btw mate you didn't reply to me on the windows phone reply I gave you lol :)

29. -box- posted on 16 Nov 2012, 08:47 0 0

Oh, sorry, which article was that?

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32. Bernoulli posted on 16 Nov 2012, 11:14 0 0

Look At your notifications, it's been about an hour I said this one! And it's the one above it lol

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15. blackspot posted on 16 Nov 2012, 00:54 0 0

Lol! Yeah, this has been dragging on for some time now.