Apple vs. Samsung by Michel Andreas Kroeze BIA512
A legal case review submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN INTERACTIVE ANIMATION
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SAE Institute Amsterdam
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Table of contents
1. Legal Case Front page……………………………………………………………………..3 2. The Parties………………………………………………………………………………….4 3. The Lawsuit……………………………………………………………………...………....6 4. Apple’s Arguments ………………………………………………………………..………9 5. Samsung’s Arguments………………………………………………………………..…..18 7. Final Ruling and Conclusions…………………………………...……………........……26 8. Bibliography……………………….…….…….………………..………………………...28
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1. Legal Case Front page
HAROLD J. MCELHINNY (CA SBN 66781) HMcElhinny@mofo.com MICHEAL A. JACOBS (CA SBN 111664) MJacobs@mofo.com JENNIFER LEE TAYLOR (CA SBN 161368) JTaylor@mofo.com JASON R. BARTLETT (CA SBN 214530) JasonBartlett@mofo.com MORRISON & FOERSTAR 425 Market Street San Francisco, California 94105-2482 Telephone: 415.268.7000 Facsimile: 415.268.7522 JOHN B. QUINN JohnQuinn@quinnermanuel.com SUSAN R. ESTRICH SusanEstrich@quinnermanuel.com CHARLES K. VERHOEVEN CharlesVerhoeven@quinnermanuel.com
QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN, LLP. 865 S. Figueroa St., 10th Floor Los Angeles, California 90017 Telephone: 213-443-3000 Facsimile: 213-443-3100 Attorneys for Defendant SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA., INC., ; SAMSUNG TELECOMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC
Attorneys for Plaintiff APPLE INC.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
APPLE INC., a California corporation Plaintiff V. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., a Korean corporation; SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA., INC., a New York corporation; SAMSUNG TELECOMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company. Defendants.
Case no. 11 JURY TRIAL DEMAND COMPLAINT FOR PATENT INFRINGEMENT, FEDERAL FALSE DESIGNATION OF ORIGIN AND UNFAIR COMPETITION, FEDERAL TRADEMARK INFRINGEMENT,
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