2014? I certainly hope they take their time for a proper ruling as well as all the preparation time that goes into this case.

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Originally Posted by AppleInsider 

In a Thursday order, U.S. Judge Paul S. Grewal granted requests from both Apple and Samsung to add additional products, like the companies' flagship Galaxy S III and iPhone 5 handsets, to a patent dispute scheduled to begin hearings in 2014.

Jeez! What's the big hurry here? We'll be reading about these products in the history book by the time they get an injunction...

2014? Jesus Christ. Who gives a shit anymore. These trials will probably drag on another couple decades. 

seems that the inclusion of Jelly Bean itself has been tossed. The judge did not allow it to be included:

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Lastly for this category, Apple proposes to add the Jelly Bean operating system to its claims. The Jelly Bean operating system is the new version of the Google Android system that is used on all Samsung mobile devices, including those named by Apple in this suit. The Jelly Bean operating system was first released in July 2012.

As the moving party, Apple bears the burden of showing that it "acted with diligence in promptly moving to amend when new evidence is revealed." Apple fails to do so. Apple merely alleges in one paragraph of its October 5 motion that the Jelly Bean was released in July 2012, and inclusion of the system "will not increase the number of claims asserted or introduce any new infringement theories."

This is insufficient to show diligence for making a substantial change to the infringement contentions.

Turning to the question of prejudice, it is problematic that Apple makes no reference in its initial briefing to the infringement theories or patent claims it wishes to charge against Jelly Bean. Samsung would be prejudiced by the lack of specificity in Apple's proposed amendment because it will not have notice to the claims it must defend against. Moreover, as Samsung correctly noted, such an amendment would be overbroad and may sweep any number of Samsung devices using the Jelly Bean operating system into this suit. The Jelly Bean operating system is used on numerous Samsung devices. Samsung also does not have any design control over the content of Jelly Bean as it is a Google Android product that Samsung itself did not develop. The court will not permit a sweeping amendment that might apply to devices other than those properly tied to Samsung. The court will allow this proposed amendment, but only as to the Jelly Bean product Apple has specified: the Galaxy Nexus.

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Here's the Court ruling for those who may wish to read it rather than speculating.

http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/1742839/302.pdf

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Originally Posted by Taniwha 

Here's the Court ruling for those who may wish to read it rather than speculating.

 

http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/1742839/302.pdf

Thanks. They provide reasoning on the basis of these decisions. Regarding the request to add Jelly Bean, here is a portion of it. There's more to it. It mentions that Jelly Bean is too broad a claim and not developed by Samsung in a couple other sections as well. It mentions allowing devices that share the same claims in terms of functionality, as they would theoretically not add much to the time required for defense research. Adobe reader is being weird today, but the pdf mentions the basis on each decision.

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Originally Posted by hmm 

Thanks. They provide reasoning on the basis of these decisions. Regarding the request to add Jelly Bean, here is a portion of it. There's more to it. It mentions that Jelly Bean is too broad a claim and not developed by Samsung in a couple other sections as well. It mentions allowing devices that share the same claims in terms of functionality, as they would theoretically not add much to the time required for defense research. Adobe reader is being weird today, but the pdf mentions the basis on each decision.

You were probably insisting on using it while it was trying to load some scamware...