Apple Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. et al

  1. May 09, 2018

    Apple, Samsung Fight Over Jury Instruction As Trial Looms

    Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. on Tuesday lambasted each other's proposed jury instruction for a trial that kicks off May 14 that will determine the amount of damages Samsung owes for infringing Apple's smartphone design and utility patents, with both sides arguing that their rival's proposed instruction is prejudicial.

  2. May 03, 2018

    Judge Rips Quinn Emanuel's 2012 Tactic As Apple Trial Nears

    U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh told Samsung's counsel from Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP they shouldn't publicly post information she's barred from the upcoming trial with Apple over smartphone designs, saying she's "still extremely disappointed" the firm posted such information during the companies' 2012 trial "to try to taint the jury."

  3. April 04, 2018

    Judge Axes Samsung Expert's Testimony From Apple Trial

    U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh has barred Samsung's expert from using a consumer survey-based methodology to argue damages in an upcoming California federal trial with Apple Inc. over the designs of its smartphones and chastised Samsung for trying to get around her previous order limiting the number of damages experts.

  4. March 29, 2018

    Judge Koh Rips Samsung Expert Before Apple Damages Trial

    U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh on Thursday appeared open to excluding testimony by one of Samsung's proposed experts in an upcoming damages trial in California federal court with Apple Inc. over the designs of its smartphones, criticizing the expert for picking "some arbitrary J.D. Power percentage" to determine what portion of Samsung's profits are subject to a penalty for infringing Apple's patents.

  5. March 28, 2018

    Samsung Can't Get A Win Before $400M Apple Patent Trial

    U.S. District Judge Lucy H. Koh on Tuesday denied Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.'s bid for a partial win in its $400 million patent war with Apple Inc. over the designs of its smartphones, setting the stage for a trial over damages set for May 14.

  6. January 05, 2018

    Judge Calls Samsung Bid For Apple Data 'Desperation Heave'

    A California magistrate judge on Friday convinced Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and Apple Inc. to resolve a discovery dispute over iPhone sales data in their $400 million smartphone patent war, after saying that Samsung's bid for the information just an hour before discovery closed "looks like a last-minute desperation heave."

  7. January 01, 2018

    California Cases To Watch In 2018

    California attorneys in 2018 will be closely watching big-ticket cases in the employment and intellectual property areas, including a $400 million design patent trial between Samsung and Apple, another Apple case that will test whether employees must be compensated for time spent in bag checks, and a high-profile fight over the rights of artists to exclusively control public performances of their pre-1972 song recordings. Here, Law360 looks at five major cases attorneys in California and elsewhere will be following closely.

  8. January 01, 2018

    Trials To Watch In 2018

    Trial mavens will have plenty of drama to catch in 2018, from heavyweight technology disputes between Apple and Samsung and Waymo and Uber to the federal government’s unique False Claims Act suit seeking to recoup millions of dollars in sponsorship money from disgraced cycling star Lance Armstrong.

  9. November 30, 2017

    Apple, Samsung's 'Gaming' In $400M IP War Frustrates Judge

    U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh told Samsung and Apple on Thursday she's frustrated with their litigation tactics as they prepare for a jury trial to determine damages for Apple in its $400 million smartphone patent war with Samsung, saying "everyone's just gaming here and it's frustrating."

  10. October 25, 2017

    Apple, Samsung $400M IP Damages Trial Moved Up To May

    U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh on Wednesday delivered on promises to expedite a jury trial to determine damages for Apple in its $400 million smartphone patent war with Samsung, moving up the trial date by two weeks to May 14 and imposing limits on pretrial motions.