With litigation between the two companies in California still underway and a trial date set for July 30, FOSS Patents today reported Apple and Samsung filed a joint statement with Judge Lucy Koh outlining the “evidence-related issues” they hope to discuss in the months leading up to trial. Perhaps the most interesting piece of information in the filing is a request from Apple to obscure Samsung’s logo on televisions and video displays being used in the U.S. District Court in California where the case is being held.
Foss Patents also explained that Apple is requesting to exclude former CEO’s Steve Jobs quotes from Walter Isaacson’s biography and “any reference to working conditions in China”:
As for what Samsung is requesting…
In related news, Foss Patents said Judge Richard A. Posner is presiding over an Apple v. Motorola patent lawsuit that will go to trial in two months. He previously called a claim construction submitted by Motorola as “ridiculous,” but now he appears to be railing against Apple.
An order dated April 26 went into the public record yesterday, but the motion is still sealed. Apple apparently brought the motion to stop Motorola from expelling an expert. The judge denied a comparable motion, however, just a couple days before. The repetitive motions seem to draw a harsh rebuttal from Judge Posner:
- Tim Cook, Samsung CEO to begin to hash out patent settlement on May 21st (9to5mac.com)
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- Google CEO Larry Page says Steve Jobs’ fury over Android was just to rally troops (9to5google.com)
- Apple objects to discovery request of secret Steve Jobs and Eddy Cue depositions (9to5mac.com)
