14 DAY TRIAL // It turns out that December 6, 2012 is not early enough for Apple, who wants to permanently ban eight devices that Samsung has been found to have built with technology that infringes Apple's intellectual property.
By now, everyone interested in the fiery relationship between Apple and Samsung will know that the former scored a near-total victory in San Jose, California.
The jury's verdict was that eight Samsung devices infringe on Apple's technology, although, ironically enough, the Galaxy Tab 10.1, which started it all, was not among the offending products.
Apple has filed a “Rule 50” motion to overturn the jury's ruling of the Tab 10.1, seeking to prevent Samsung from having the ban on it lifted (the hearing is set for September 20).
That's not the most important occurrence of the past week though. What FOSS Patents has pointed out as more relevant is the request, on Apple's part, to move up the injunction hearing.
The legal team of the Cupertino, California-based company argued for the equal treatment of both parties, believing that its request for an injunction exceeds, in importance, Samsung's request to reexamine the ban on the tablet.
Obviously, Apple wants the injunction hearing sooner because it wishes the eight devices out of the market before the holiday season.
Judge Lucy Koh is the one who needs to decide what will happen next, but it is hard to say if she will lean towards rectifying a potentially unfair injunction (rediscussing the now questionable injunction against the Tab) more than she will favor the idea of granting a new one to Apple.
Naturally, we'll be here to update you on this matter when she reaches a decision. At least we are past the worst of this drama, however much it does not fit with the rulings issued in other parts of the world, like the UK and South Korea.