According to an argument yesterday by Samsung Electronics Co, Apple Inc has exaggerated its claims about inventions that the former has allegedly copied. Bloomberg said that to avoid losing like in its previous legal battle with the iPhone maker two years ago, the South Korean mobile giant has tapped smartphone expert witnesses, which include Google Inc engineers, to support its claim that aside from the copyright infringement claims, the inventions Apple said Samsung have copied were so obvious that it doesn't need to be patented.
Professor Brian Love at Santa Clara University law school said that Apple will have quite a challenge convincing jurors about its claim because unlike the 2012 trial, the new case requires the jury to review all the details of software that Samsung received from the search giant, who is the developer of the Android operating system.
He added, "Google's involvement in the case seriously undermines Apple's narrative that Samsung is a blatant copyist. The Google brand is very strong and, more importantly, is associated with forward-looking innovation, not piracy."
Bloomberg said that the second trial between the top two smartphone makers in the world in the San Jose, California federal court follows legal battles on four continents to dominant the already saturated but lucrative market valued at $338.2 billion last year as based on the news agency's data. Samsung currently leads the companies at 31% market share in terms of industry revenue, followed by Apple at 15%. Bloomberg said Apple's market share has declined due to the commonality of the touchscreen interface and the low-cost alternatives Samsung, LG Electronics Inc and Lenovo Group Ltd had introduced.
Professor of computer science Kevin Jeffay at the University of North Carolina for one gave his testimony on how one of Apple's patents does not equal to the quick dial function in a Samsung phone. Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor Martin Rinard presented a video which he said explains how the Google technology given to Samsung may have all the benefits of the contested iPhone feature but essentially does not violate Apple's patent.
