Last week we told you guys about Samsung adding the iPhone 5 to their countersuit claims against Apple and during a hearing with U.S. Magistrate Judge Paul S. Grewal today, it seems Apple is following suit… and then some.
As reported by Bloomberg, the judge was presented with Apple’s argument on why 17 devices (including the Galaxy Note 10.1) should be added to the their second patent infringement case against Samsung. Apple’s problem with these devices? They’re all compatible with a stylus in some way (even though they don’t all ship with one). I’m sorry, what?
The Galaxy Nexus, however, is a different story. Apple was clear that the Galaxy Nexus should also be added to the suit simply because it’s running “the Jelly Bean operating system,” Google’s latest software update. If you think that sounds like a slippery slope, leaving Apple to add more Jelly Bean devices to their suit, Samsung felt the same way and argued that same point to the judge. But, Apple promised it was only targeting the Galaxy Nexus and that no further J-Bean devices would be added to the mix. They pinky swore so, you gotta believe ‘em.
Samsung also tried to ague that Apple waited too long to include the Galaxy Nexus in their claims, but Apple maintains they were only waiting for all carrier variants of the Nexus to receive Jelly Bean, something that took longer than expected thanks to Sprint and Verizon.
You may remember the first time around, Apple’s attempts at going after the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 didn’t end well for them. The tablet was one of few devices cleared from infringing on Apple’s design patents. It only seems logical the Galaxy Note 10.1 will share the same fortune as it’s largely the same device, only with a handy built in stylus. But, it seems Apple has something else in store for the stylus wielding tablet. What, we can’t be sure. What we do know is by going after Jelly Bean, it’s clear Apple’s real problem is, and always has been, with Google and their mobile OS. This could get ugly.
Today’s hearing took place in a federal court in San Jose, the same court where Apple wont their first patent case against Samsung back in August, one that charged Samsung with $1.4 billion in damages. As the internet well knows, you should never feed a troll (same goes for patent trolls).
Judge Grewal wasn’t quick to issue a ruling just yet, scheduling the trial for a 2014 date. Apparently, he wanted to deny both sides their requests knew that it would only cause a new round of lawsuits to spring forth. Sounds like he knows Apple’s reputation.
Source : androidtabletblog[dot]com
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