On Friday, federal
judge Lucy Koh denied Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) filing for an immediate
victory in a multi-billion dollar copyright trial. Apple had initially sought
the long-shot lawsuit for punishing Samsung for its decision of issuing a
notorious press release on the very day of the testimony.
Lucy Koh has let Apple
down by refusing to poll the nine members of the jury to ascertain if they are
influenced by the reports of the news release. The jurors have states that they
have followed judge’s admonition to abstain from learning about the case from
media.
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The press release was
authorized by Samsung attorney, John Quinn. The release had complained about
the judge’s decision of excluding evidences that were favorable for Samsung.
Apple had filed for a
lawsuit against Samsung last year accusing the latter of copying Apple’s
iPhones and iPads. Samsung had countersued by saying that all companies mimic
each other’s successes without crossing the legal border.
Quinn has been trying
his best to convince the jury to see the disputed evidence that claims to prove
that Apple’s iPhone is being influenced by Sony designs.
The scene at the
courtroom was rather heated with Quinn and Koh exchanging testy statements over
presenting proofs. Koh was reportedly exasperated with Quinn’s adamant attitude
over the point. As per Quinn, the excluded evidence would have established the
fact that Samsung has not copied features of iPhone. The release also contained
addresses of websites that can help in accessing the evidence. Ever since the
release, the addresses have been disabled.
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According to Apple, the
evidence was planned to taint the jury members. Quinn contested that claim by
stating that Samsung had the right to release documents that are available to
public.
Koh has stated that the
power of investigating deeper into the issue to find out new evidenced lies
with her.
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