Judge lets Apple keep secrets from Samsung The I sue you, you sue me spat between Apple and Samsung took a turn in the iPhone maker’s favour this week. U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh ruled against the Korean company’s request last month for access to unreleased iPhone and iPad models, which it had claimed would be "highly relevant" to its defence case, according to …
The manufacturing and design divisions should be divided by a Chinese wall, i.e. that the design division does not know what the manufacturing division makes for other customers.
That's what this suit is about. Apple claims that there's no such thing, and there should be, because Samsung now has a competitive advantage.
What a surprise, not content with using the irritation service for commercial espionage now the USA is taking a leaf out of the UK's 'rent a law' legal system this time to secure their national end rather than give it away.
iCrap of the USA against a maker in another country guess who will win.
Of course our rent a law system just hands over anyone who is asked for, especially to help the US injustice system fill its gaols.
I am waiting to be told that by driving on the left in the UK I am really on the wrong side of the road so should be shipped off to the land of the far from free.
Both Apple and Samsung should hand over their products to a neutral assessor who then decides and documents the similarities and differences.
That way neither of them gain any advantage.
If the assessor later uses any info gained then they get to be locked up with Big "Bubba" Smith, the rectal scourge of the US gaol system.
What, but then Apple wouldn't be able to either iPad their pockets with Samsung money (if Samsung have been naughty) or gain a tech advantage over Samsung (same money but now flows directly to Apple rather than via Samsung.
Ahh the joys of a "Patent" system that lets you patent stuff that should be copyrighted instead. <LOL>
1) They have a neutral assessor, he's called a Judge.
2) This is about DESIGN patents, which are NOT the same as standard patents. In other places in the world they are called registered designs and they are all about ornamental appearance not technical method. This isn't about Samsung ripping off Apple's technology, it's about them ripping off their industrial designs.
maybe better if EUR and Asian producers stopped seeing US as major client and just withdraw product lines there when they are confronted with this ridiculous IP policy.
US economy is stagnating anyway and close to the brink. Painting itself in the corner. Let's just abandon them as a market and show what real liberal capitalism looks like.
Hehe....
hahaha....
MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
If you did that as a troll, I don't care, it gave me the best laugh I've had all day. On the other hand, if you didn't, I'd suggest an economics course, followed by even a brief market analysis.
*chuckle* Best post I've seen all week...
-d
P.S. - I suggest you look over the hard facts of the case and ask yourself honestly how it would have gone in most European courts. Hint: A few of the more clued in readers have already posted comments trying to explain.
Patent squabbles... only became a huge problem with the involvement of lawyers:
Divorce... only became a huge problem with the involvement of lawyers:
Human Rights Act... only became a huge problem with the involvement of lawyers:
Libel... only became a huge problem with the involvement of lawyers:
Is it just me, or is there a pattern emerging here?
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