Image via CrunchBaseJust last month Apple filed a lawsuit against Samsung, accusing it to be replicating its popular products like iPhone and iPad design. The products of Sumsung under question specifically include the Galaxy lineup. Samsung reacted with another countersuit accusing rather Apple to be infringing with iPhone and iPad on its various patents, also warning Apple to stop the production of these products along with an agreed compensation.
Samsung has straightforwardly lost the case and according to a court filing of 18th May, the federal judge Lucy Koh has announced that Samsung has 30 days to present its product details of Galaxy S II, Galaxy Tab 8.9, Galaxy Tab 10.1, Infuse 4G, and DROID Charge to Apple. After looking at the detailed plans of Samsung, Apple will then decide whether it demands an early injunction or not. Koh also clarified, in advance, that since Samsung has also started public advertising these products, it shall not be hesitative in providing the details to Apple.
Koh did however attempt to remain unbiased in her judgment as she also claimed that “Although the Court expresses no opinion on the merits of Apple’s claims, the Court notes that Apple has produced images of Samsung products and other evidence that provide a reasonable basis for Apple’s belief that Samsung’s new products are designed to mimic Apple’s products.” The official documents claim that this access is only provided to Apple, if it only wants to “take early action to stop the allegedly infringing activity before Samsung’s new products become established in the marketplace.” Furthermore the court requested that Apple deserves a “limited expedite discovery.”
Not only are the devices of Samsung under the allegation, but the new packaging adopted by Samsung is also being inquired as they’re being referred to be “directly relevant to Apple’s trademark, trade dress, and design claims” which will allegedly produce “consumer confusion.” The court refused the request of Apple, which requested Samsung to produce “documents relating to any copying of design elements, or attempts to design around Apple’s intellectual property relating to, the iPhone 4, iPad, and iPad 2,” as it referred to this request of Apple to be “broad and somewhat vague.”
Samsung has been attempting to keep any real company insight out of Apple’s reach, so these orders of the court to give the company access to the upcoming devices to its rivals is a huge revolution for Apple.
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