On
Wednesday, Apple Inc.(NASDAQ:AAPL) asked for urgent court sanctions against
Korea's Samsung for making public excluded evidence in an on-going patent trial
and making a statement to the press, thus breaching court protocol.
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Apple,
in a letter to the trial judge, Lucy Koh, pointed out the breach, saying that
it could influence jurors in taking their final decision.
The
two, which together command over half of the smartphone market, are locked in a
legal battle over patent infringement and allegations of copying designs, the
damages from which could potentially result in billions of dollars in payouts.
Koh,
acting on Apple's plea, asked Samsung to file an explanation for its action
including details on who had drafted and approved the public statement and the
press release.
Samsung
responded by saying that the information released had already been in the
public domain and that did not constitute a breach of court proceedings.
Apple
is however going ahead with it sanctions plea.
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The
Korean handset maker had made public designs of its phone along with references
to a deposition made by ex-Apple designer Shin Nishibori.
In
its press statement Samsung said that the evidence was proof that Samsung did
not copy iPhones designs, an allegation by Apple which is at the crux of the
whole matter.
Share
of AAPL are trading .31% higher at $68.68 in the pre-open session.
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