Trial expert testifies 38% of consumers confused Samsung design for Apple products

Apple has entered the results a consumer study into evidence which indicates that up to 37 percent of users surveyed confused Samsung's mobile designs with Apple's iconic products.

Daniel Eran Dilger 13 years ago 19

Court docs reveal Samsung sold 21M phones, 1.4M tablets worth $8B in US since 2010

A court document filed by Samsung on Thursday revealed the company's smartphone and tablet sales numbers from June 2010 to June 2012, metrics that have been kept strictly confidential until now.

Mikey Campbell 13 years ago 116

Half of the TV audience mistook Samsung Galaxy Tab for iPad in ads

Samsung struggled to market its Galaxy Tab as distinct from the iPad, noting in internal documents that over half of viewers seeing its TV commercials assumed the ad related to Apple's iconic iPad.

Daniel Eran Dilger 13 years ago 162

Samsung 132-page 'copy cat' doc comparing Galaxy S with iPhone admitted into evidence

Apple was able to get a Samsung internal document admitted in full in its case against the South Korean company on Tuesday, with the report offering a potentially crucial comprehensive side-by-side comparison of the Galaxy S and the iPhone.

Mikey Campbell 13 years ago 118

Former Mac designer finds 'substantial similarities' in Samsung, Apple GUIs

Former Apple and NeXT graphic designer Susan Kare took the stand on Tuesday, saying that she saw "substantial simiarities" between Samsung's home screen icons and those of Apple's iPhone, echoing previous testimony from Apple expert witness Peter Bressler.

Mikey Campbell 13 years ago 25

More Galaxy Tabs returned due to malfunction than mistaken identity

An Apple v. Samsung court document filed on Monday shows more Best Buy customers returned Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 due to hardware malfunctions than mistaking the device for Apple's iPad.

AppleInsider Staff 13 years ago 59

Judge says Samsung's accusations that Apple doctored evidence "not credible"

Samsung objected to a photo of the Epic Touch 4G Apple presented as evidence of design infringement this morning, claiming the image was altered to look more like the iPhone. But Judge Koh overruled the objection, stating that Samsung's claim lacked credibility.

Daniel Eran Dilger 13 years ago 72

Samsung copies Apple's claims it destroyed email evidence in "me too" filing

After Apple filed and won the right to advise the jury that Samsung failed to comply with instructions to retain relevant email evidence, Samsung has filed its own motion demanding that the jury also be told that Apple may have failed to preserve relevant emails.

Daniel Eran Dilger 13 years ago 34

Virtual scroll wheel patent shows alternate iOS input method

A patent granted to Apple on Tuesday describes the implementation of a "virtual scroll wheel" on a touchscreen device, possibly lending credence to years-old rumors that the company was looking to replace the iPod's physical touch wheel with a virtual on-screen representation.

AppleInsider Staff 13 years ago 12

Apple wins NFC-enabled barcode-reading "shopping list" patent

Apple on Tuesday won a patent describing a complex shopping app that could make its way to the iPhone or iPad in the near future as part of PassBook or a similar eWallet solution.

AppleInsider Staff 13 years ago 16

Designer says Samsung designs "substantially the same" as Apple's

Apple on Monday brought its first expert witness to the stand in Peter Bressler, who claimed Samsung's designs were "substantially the same" as Apple's, but faltered when cross-examined by the South Korean company's lawyers.

AppleInsider Staff 13 years ago 124

Court documents allegedly show Samsung copied iPhone icons

New Apple v. Samsung court documents, presented by Apple on Monday as part of the ongoing Apple v. Samsung trial, allegedly show Samsung's proprietary home-screen icon designs are nearly identical to that of the iPhone's.

AppleInsider Staff 13 years ago 102

Initial Apple, Google bids for Kodak patents much lower than expected

Opening bids from two investor groups, one led by Apple the other by Google, for Kodak's digital imaging patents came in well below the company's estimates of $2.6 billion, meaning the bankrupt photography pioneer may not have much capital to work with once creditors take their share.

Mikey Campbell 13 years ago 11

Internal Samsung memo shows iPhone caused 'crisis of design'

An internal Samsung email presented at Apple v. Samsung proceedings on Monday shows the South Korean electronics giant had what it calls a "crisis of design" when the first iPhone launched in 2007.

Mikey Campbell 13 years ago 117

Side-by-side iPhone, Galaxy S comparison revealed in internal Samsung 'evaluation report'

In an effort to prove a willful infringement on its design patents, Apple on Friday presented internal Samsung documents in court containing side-by-side comparisons of the iPhone and what would eventually become the Galaxy S smartphone.

Mikey Campbell 13 years ago 407

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