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Samsung Ordered To Hand Over Unreleased Designs To Apple

Posted by Unknown on from the we-totally-didn't-copy-your-design dept.

An anonymous reader writes with an article in Edible Apple "Samsung last Wednesday was ordered to hand over to Apple five as-of-yet unreleased products so that Apple can compare them to their own offerings ahead of litigation. Apple of course claims that Samsung's products blatantly copy the look and feel of Apple's iOS devices."

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  1. Except That Is Completely Incorrect by eldavojohn · · Score: 5, Informative
    The current headline reads:

    Samsung Ordered to Hand Over Unreleased Designs to Apple

    Uh huh ... well, when I go to the original source cited in the article I find this piece of text:

    She [Judge Koh] also limited the results of discovery to "Outside Counsel Eyes Only," meaning neither Apple nor its in-house counsel will get a peek at the phones or related marketing materials.

    (Emphasis mine.) I must confess that one does have to read the entire article of Courthouse News to get to that somewhat important and relevant tidbit but that is asking a bit much for an editor. Or perhaps that was known but "Court Counsel to Judge Samsung Prototypes" just doesn't boil up the anti-Apple blood like the current headline does?

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  2. I have lots of Samsung Phones by __aasehi2499 · · Score: 5, Funny

    And none of them have antenna/reception issues, so where is the copying taking place?

  3. Re:no surprise by RazzleFrog · · Score: 5, Insightful

    You mean they are rectangular and black with a touchscreen? This is hardly revolutionary design. And Samsung's TVs look just like other TVs - again rectangular and black.