Apple v. Samsung - Preview of Upcoming Oral Arguments before the Supreme Court of the United States

After a brief hiatus, nothing helps to kickstart the Ordinary Observer blog like another episode in the Apple v. Samsung saga. This installment, of course, takes place at the Supreme Court with next week’s oral arguments on the all-important apportionment issue. For those who are casually following the case or just need a refresher, we summarize the party positions and key amicus briefs after the jump. We’ll also be reporting from the Court next week so stay tuned for a first-hand account of the arguments and predictions from the courthouse steps next Tuesday.

Damages Experts Test the Court in Apple and Samsung Patent Dispute

Some of the interest in the long running patent dispute between Apple and Samsung has waned in the wake of the August, 2012 jury verdict awarding Apple more than one billion dollars in damages for Samsung’s infringement of a combination of utility patents, design patents and a assorted registered and unregistered trade dress. The case is ongoing, however, and new developments have occurred in the past few weeks.

Apple v. Samsung – PART I - Judge Koh Weighs in on Definiteness in Design Patent Cases

This week provided two new design patent decisions in the Apple v. Samsung saga and a notice of review the ITC decision made in October of 2012.  The two decisions, by Judge Lucy Koh (S.D.C.A.),touch on important areas of design patent law, so we will be presenting our analysis in a two-part series. Today’s post discusses Judge Koh’s decision on Samsung’s Motion for invalidity of Apple’s design patents based on indefiniteness.