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Judge Overrules Samsung Objection To Jury Instructional Video

itwbennett (1594911) writes "U.S. District Judge Lucy H. Koh on Sunday overruled Samsung Electronics' objections to showing jurors a recent instructional video on how patents work, ahead of a trial in a patent dispute between Apple and Samsung. The new video, called 'The Patent Process: An Overview for Jurors,' was developed by the Federal Judicial Center to provide jurors with an introduction to the patent system. Samsung's objection is to several scenes in which Apple products are depicted and used (and, by extension, seen as patentable and innovative)."

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  1. Re:Blatant conflict of interest by SumDog · · Score: 5, Funny

    He was a Buddhists. So he's smiling from his position as a factory line worker in an iPhone plant.

  2. Re:Queue the Samsung apologists by Chuck+Messenger · · Score: 4, Funny

    Nothing in this judge's history indicates any bias IN FAVOR of Apple.

    Now it does...

  3. Re:Bad law... by Charliemopps · · Score: 5, Funny

    Don't be silly, everyone knows that apple invented the computer, the Internet, the MP3 player, the smartphone, the smart watch and that Steve Jobs figured out how to solve climate change and buried the secret deep within iTunes, if only we could get the damned program to run properly so we could save the world.

  4. Re:Why? by gargleblast · · Score: 5, Funny

    Why did a second instructional video have to be made?

    Because the first one, "Fucking patents - how do they work?" was thought to be in contempt.

  5. Re:Blatant conflict of interest by JasonGoatcher · · Score: 1, Funny

    If they can do the work, I'm sure there are plenty of third world factories that would take them.

  6. Re:Bad law... by geminidomino · · Score: 5, Funny

    But, the chances of grouping 12 imbeciles from a random selection is very improbable.

    In this country?

  7. Re:Blatant conflict of interest by KreAture · · Score: 4, Funny

    You are assuming linear time.
    We have no guarantee you'd be reincarnated after your death, you might just as well be reincarnated years before. Who knows...
    You might even run yourself over with your car ending your next life prematurely, so drive safe!