Samsung Admonished For Releasing Rejected Evidence

New submitter zaphod777 writes with an update on Samsung's release of info on pre-iPhone designs. It seems the additional information released relating to the F700 was actually rejected from the trial, and the judge isn't too happy: "Samsung has already appealed the rulings denying the evidence, but that didn't stop the company's lawyers from trying again today after Apple briefly showed the F700 on a slide during its opening statements. Claiming that Apple had 'opened the door' to discussion of the F700, Samsung asked the court to reconsider. That didn't go so well with Judge Koh, who noted that 'Samsung has filed like 10 motions for reconsideration,' and asked Samsung lead attorney John Quinn to sit back down. At one point in the exchange Quinn told Koh that he was 'begging the court,' and desperately asked 'what's the point in having a trial?' — but Koh simply wasn't buying it. 'Don't make me sanction you,' she said. 'Please.'"

Comments

Oooh an apple fanboy

[SmallFurryCreature]

Typical Apple fanboy, the one who kept evidence hidden for months was Apple in this case, making it impossible for Samsung to get this evidence any earlier. As can be read clearly in Samsungs appeal. Mind you, facts never get in the way of an Apple fanboy.

Re:Samsung can't release it's OWN designs?!?

[Chrisq]

How do you think Apple's marketing department will respond?

By reminding the judge that if he doesn't back apple that nasty video of him and the apple fanbois in the public restroom will be released. Which is it judge, look at though you are unfair of have everyone know that you are a bum bandit?

Re:Samsung can't release it's OWN designs?!?

[Deorus]

The iPhone had not yet been released in 2006, it came out in 2007. Did Apple tell Samsung to avoid designing a similar phone before Apple announced it?

Samsung fucked up any possibility to claim plausible denial the moment they accused Apple of copying SONY based on a design mockup from 2006 featuring a device similar to the iPhone with the letters JONY written on it in a similar fashion to SONY's logo. Not only are they gonna lose this trial because they're simply wrong but there's overwhelming evidence supporting the theory that they copied Apple, but also because their lawyers are simply incompetent.

Re:Samsung can't release it's OWN designs?!?

[Deorus]

Excuse me, but article you link to doesn't say anything like that, only mention of Ive there is "The files contains a snippet of a deposition by former Apple industrial designer Shin Nishibori who said that Appleâ(TM)s design chief Jonathan Ive told him to create a phone inspired by Sonyâ(TM)s designs", no mention of Ive publicly disclosing it in 2006 or Nishibori telling this to Samsung in 2006.

You miss the point. I provided that link to demonstrate that it is public knowledge that Samsung knew about the iPhone designs back in 2006, so the claim that I am confusing anything made in the GGP is invalid. I am not confusing anything, Samsung DID know about the iPhone designs back in 2006, and they lost the ability to claim plausible denial about that knowledge once they made it public. TLDR: They fucked themselves up.