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Apple’s Verdict Win Could Result In A “Royalty Revenue Stream”
With the Apple vs. Samsung case coming to a brutal end for Samsung this past Friday, what's to come next? Apple's stocks have already soared above and beyond $680 this morning, hitting a new all-time high. While all is good for Apple, Samsung is suffering as their market value plummeted 12 billion due to the loss....
Here Is Samsung’s Internal “We Lost” Memo Sent To Employees
We've showed you the email Tim Cook sent out to Apple employees over winning the verdict at the California court, now it's time to present the Samsung version. In the memo, Samsung begins telling employees how the case began in the first place. The company then basically states the U.S. court was wrong, and court...
Apple Pays Lawyers Nearly $1,200 An Hour During Patent Lawsuits
The Apple vs Samsung lawsuit has been ongoing for nearly a month now. Patent lawyers worked the case all the way up until late last week. Now the case is left up to the jury to decide. Throughout this past month, jurors and even the judge have been educated by Apple and Samsung's lawyers. Each...
Samsung’s New Flagship Store In Sydney Looks A Lot Like An Apple Store [PHOTOS]
Last month, Samsung opened doors to its first Canadian retail store in Vancouver which many believe, took its simple and sleek design from Apple store with opportunities for customers to go hands-on with smartphones and tablets as well as a corner similar to Apple's ‘Genius Bar’ to assist the customers. Today, another Samsung flagship store opened on Sydney's George Street...
FLA Reports Foxconn Has Made Changes, Could Now Put Pressure on Samsung and Microsoft
Yesterday the Fair Labor Association (FLA) released a report that noted Apple supplier Foxconn has successfully completed a bunch of actions seen to improve working conditions for its employees: This verification reviewed items slated for April and May, finding that Foxconn has completed all of the 195 actions that were due. In addition, 89 action...
Apple’s Closing Arguments Slam Samsung’s Failure to Bring Executives to the Witness Stand
Apple had its turn in court today to give its closing statements to the jury in what will go down as one of the most high profile tech trials of the decade. CNET reports Apple focused on a couple key areas: Samsung's 'copy cat' documents (which are downright hilarious) and their lacking witness list. Apple lawyer...
Apple and Samsung CEOs Talk But Fail to Reach Trial Settlement
Earlier today, Judge Koh of the Apple vs Samsung trial urged both company CEOs to have one last telephone conversation prior to the jury's deliberation this week. According to Reuters, it appears the CEOs did talk but trial settlements failed to materialize: Top executives from both companies had participated in mediation with a U.S. magistrate...
Jury Will Be Made Aware Apple Destroyed Evidence, As Did Samsung
We recently learned earlier today that Apple's Tim Cook and Samsung's Kwon On Hyun would be speaking over the phone attempting to resolve any ongoing patent disputes. Upon the phone call, each companies lawyers will alert Judge Lucy Koh of the results. The rest of the unresolved disputes will be decided by the jury. But...
Tim Cook To Speak With Samsung About Lawsuit Settlements Today
Right when we thought the final decision would be given to the jury, Apple and Samsung are now back to settlement talks. Tim Cook will speak to Samsung CEO Kwon Oh Hyun over the phone in attempt to settle various infringement disputes. Hopefully past settlement talks aren't any clue of what's to arise. Bloomberg has the report, via...
This Gigantic Chart Explains All Of Apple’s Patent Claims Against Samsung
Apple claims that Samsung is infringing on at least 4 of its major design patents, 3 of its feature patents with over 20 different devices. While it all sounds kind of complicated and confusing, a single gigantic chart easy enough to understand (shown below), gives you a good idea about just how many patents we're talking...
Court Case: Samsung Beefs Over Exhibit Stickers On Devices
With two weeks almost into this Samsung vs Apple court case, I'd be willingly to bet things are heating up. They sure are, but last week we unarguably learned more information in regard to the case. So far, sale figures, icon similarities, and 'proof' Samsung copied the iPhone was presented in court this week. Another...
Apple And Samsung Sale Numbers Revealed In Court Filing
With the Apple vs Samsung court case remaining quiet most of this past week, we finally have some interesting data to share. We may not have those fun prototype shots, but we do have some sale figures. During yesterday's court pleading Samsung revealed sale figures for both companies. Unfortunately they are sale figures of what...