Mikey Campbell
In a court document jointly filed to the District Court for the Northern District of California late Friday, Apple and Samsung reported mediation talks had failed, but noted both parties are willing to continue discussions ahead of a patent trial scheduled to begin at the end of March.
According to the filing, the parties sent high-level executives to a "full-day negotiation session" during the first week of February, but failed to reach an agreement over what will be the companies' second high-profile patent trial in California.
As reported in January, Apple and Samsung had agreed to settlement talks at the behest of presiding Judge Lucy Koh.
In attendance for Apple were CEO Tim Cook, SVP and General Counsel Bruce Sewell, VP and Chief Litigation Counsel Noreen Krall and VP and Chief IP Counsel BJ Watrous. Samsung sent CEO of IT and Mobile Communications JK Shin, Head of IP Dr. Seung-Ho Ahn, VP and Head of U.S. IP Ken Korea, Executive VP and CFO of Mobile Communications HK Park, SVP and Head of Licensing Injung Lee and VP and Head of Licensing for Mobile Communications James Kwak.
The filing notes that representatives from both sides had spoken with a neutral mediator multiple times since the initial session in a bid to advance settlement efforts. Apple is reported to have held teleconference calls more than six times, while Samsung made similar efforts more than four times.
Apple and Samsung held identical last-minute settlement negotiations before the first Apple v. Samsung jury trial in 2012. The outcome was similar to that of the recent discussions.
While an amicable settlement could not be reached, the parties remain willing to continue talks through the mediator as a second two-way California patent trial approaches. Apple is asserting five patents against ten Samsung products, while the Korean tech giant is asserting four claims against ten Apple products. Proceedings are set to begin on Mar. 31.
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Apple wants a anti-cloning clause and Samsung refuses...Cloning is samsungs cash cow.
Just use that cash hoard to obliterate scamsuck, please. In memory of Steve. Just do it already.
Samsung failed to reach an agreement with Apple in an attempt to look legit. Apple failed to reach an agreement with Samsung because they don't have to.
Once again, when given the option to go the high or the low road, Samsung chooses the low road.
Apple 2013-Q1 $57.6 billion revenue, $13.1 billion net profit, 51 mill.iPhones, 26 mill.iPads, 4.8 million Macs Sold
2012-Q1 $54.5 billion revenue, $13.1 billion net profit, 47.8 mill.iPhones, 22.9 mill.iPads, 4.1 million Macs Sold
Samsung 2013-Q4 $54.95 billion revenue, $7.7 billion net profit, Lamps, CassettePhones, CDPlayers, Flashlights, SmartDildos,
2012-Q4 $52.04 billion revenue, $8.27 billion net profit, Non-Smartphones, Smartphones, Phablets, Non-SmartTV's
Google 2013-Q4 $16.86 billion revenue, $3.38 billion billion net profit,
2012-Q4 $14.4 billion revenue, $2.89 billion net profit
Samsung why din't you accept the deal? if Apple tells you to dance.. you dance!