Samsung Not Entitled to Discover Settlement Offers to License Utility Patents
April 28, 2014

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)

Citing Proportionality, Court Concludes it would be “Senseless” to Require Plaintiff to “Go to Great Lengths” to Produce Evidence Defendants are “Able to Do Without”
October 4, 2013

Apple Inc. v. Samsung Elecs. Co. Ltd., No. 12-CV-0630-LHK (PSG), 2013 WL 4426512 (N.D. Cal. Aug. 14, 2013) Relying on the “all-to-often [sic] ignored discovery principle” of proportionality the court declined to compel Plaintiff "to go to great lengths” to produce information that the defendants could “do without.” The Samsung Defendants (“Samsung”) sought the production of several categories of financial information.  Although Apple, Inc. (“Apple”) maintained financial...

Samsung Seeks ‘iPod Moment’ With Smartwatch Launch
September 14, 2013

Samsung is set to launch its much anticipated smartwatch on Wednesday, marking a major milestone in the emerging product category amid concerns that the smartphone market has reached its peak. The watch, thought to be called "Galaxy Gear," is expected to be revealed at IFA (Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin) - a global innovations show in Berlin - on Wednesday evening. A report in the Korean Times, which cited comments from a senior Samsung executive, boosted hopes of the launch, but event...

Breaking: Judge Slashes Jury Award in Apple-Samsung Case
March 1, 2013

A federal judge on Friday weakened the blow from Apple’s legal victory in a patent case against Samsung, lopping more than...

Lex Machina: Apple, Samsung to return to court in high-stakes patent case
December 20, 2012

Lex Machina: Apple, Samsung to return to court in high-stakes patent case http://goo.gl/GjllD