US Judge Orders Apple To Share HTC Deal Details With Samsung 106
another random user writes with this news from the BBC: "A U.S. judge has ordered Apple to disclose details of its patent-sharing deal with HTC to its rival, Samsung. Apple and HTC signed a 10-year licence agreement earlier this month, but did not make the details public. Samsung, which is also involved in various patent disputes with Apple, asked the courts to tell Apple to furnish the information. It said it was 'almost certain' the deal covered some of the patents at the centre of its dispute with Apple. The court ordered Apple to produce a full copy of the settlement agreement 'without delay,' subject to an 'attorneys' eyes only' designation, meaning it will not be made public."
Apple shot themselves in the foot... (Score:5, Insightful)
Re:A Pool (Score:4, Insightful)
Re:The Shadows and Vorlons... (Score:4, Insightful)
stomping around the universe.
Best not to be underfoot during this battle.
So the question remains, which one is Samsung, and which Apple ?
Why does it matter which is which? That was the whole point of the Dawn of the Third Age. Both "parents" were just as bad as each other.
Re:So... What if what Samsung claims is true? (Score:5, Insightful)
Why would it matter to Samsung if the deal between Apple and HTC concerns some patents that are in dispute?
Apple has alleged that Samsung has caused them 'irreparable harm' by violating their patents, and has requested (and in somes cases gotten) injunctions against Samsung products in several cases now.
Samsungs counter argument is essentially:
(disputed assumption 1) Assuming your patents are valid, and (disputed assumption 2) Assuming we infringed those patents, then: its still not irreparable harm. Apple settled with HTC on those same patents which suggests that infringing those patents isn't irreparable, and that money can 'repair' the harm after all, and that therefore an injunction isn't needed.
Of course its all moot if Samsung is able to get assumption 1 or 2 invalidated, but they're fighting this case at every level.
Re:Apple shot themselves in the foot... (Score:5, Insightful)
Re:Apple shot themselves in the foot... (Score:5, Insightful)
Re:A Pool (Score:5, Insightful)