Judge Overrules Samsung Objection To Jury Instructional Video

Posted by Unknown on Monday March 31, 2014 @12:19PM from the sure-patenting-boxes-is-legal dept.

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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Re:Bad law... by ATMAvatar · 2014-03-31 14:30 · Score: 5, Informative

Maybe you should watch it again. Forward the video to 2:54, where it narrates the following quotation:

During the lifetime of the patent, its disclosure may inspire other inventions.
As the quote is read, it shows an Appe II, then a Macbook. Immediately afterwards, it shows an iPad and an iPhone.

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"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."