Round 2 of the Samsung vs Apple patent trial will begin tomorrow with Apple claiming that the Samsung Galaxy S3 and Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 both infringe on 5 of Apple’s patents each. While Samsung was forced to pay Apple $929.8 million the last time the two smartphone giants met in court, Apple is once again hoping to achieve an injunction on these devices to stop their sale in America.
The trial is to be presided over again by Judge Lucy Koh and is likely to run several months with Samsung expected to call on Google executives to help plead their case. It hasn’t exactly gone smoothly for Samsung, despite the trial having not even started yet: Samsung has objected to the use of a video designed to inform the jury about patent law because it features Apple products in it and says it would be “highly prejudicial”. Judge Koh has already overruled Samsung’s objection and the jury (which hasn’t yet been selected) will be shown the 17 minute video during the trial. Hopefully this isn’t an omen for Samsung’s fortunes…
What do you think about this ongoing feud between Samsung and Apple? Do you think it’s healthy for these two giants to go head to head when they appear to hardly do any damage to each other? Let us know your opinion in the comments.
Source: San Jose Mercury News, Apple Insider via Phone Arena (1), (2)
