Actually, Apple told the Supreme Court that it shouldn’t hear Samsung’s appeal over their massive patent dispute after Samsung filed for the court to hear everything back in December. It’s not really a cheerful ending, but we can still hold out hope for that first thing.
After paying over half a billion to Apple, Samsung wants the Supreme Court to hear the case, specifically how it relates to Apple’s design patents. Google and Facebook have publicly sided with Samsung here to try and get a reasonable decision made about the validity of those design patents, but Apple says the trial has gone on long enough and there’s no reason to keep escalating things. Samsung (and many other companies) worry that if the verdict is upheld, it could set an awful precedent going forward for other companies trying to create innovative products.
Both companies have a point, and there’s two ways to look at things. The case has dragged on for years, so it makes sense to go ahead and wrap things up. On the other hand, though, when your legal battle takes multiple years to resolve, what’s another few months on top of things, especially if it makes sure to set the correct precedent for the market?
No word on how this will end up, but we’ll keep you updated after a decision has been made.
source: re/code
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