The court denied Samsung discovery into Apple’s offers to license its utility patents to Samsung, as the settlement negotiations were confidential. Apple, Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co., No. 11-CV-01846-LHK (U.S.D.C. N.D. Cal., January 7, 2014)
The Obama Administration's decision on Saturday to veto a looming import ban on some iPhones and iPads was a huge relief for Apple Inc., and a big setback for its arch IP rival, Samsung Electronics Co. It could also weaken the lure of the U.S. International Trade Commission as a venue for picking patent battles, especially in cases involving industrywide technical standards.
Samsung's lawyers at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivanpersuaded an ITC panel to rule in June that that certain older...
