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Samsung to depose Jony Ive, other Apple designers

by Michael Grothaus Nov 2nd 2011 at 6:30PM

Samsung is set to depose Jonathan Ive and other Apple designers by December 1st. The depositions are in preparation for the July 2012 trial that will decide the outcome of the plethora of lawsuits the two companies have filed against each other. Originally the depositions were supposed to be done by mid-October, but Samsung's lawyers asked for an extension due to the lack of witness availability. Samsung told the judge that "Mr. Ive is unable to sit for deposition before November 1 for personal reasons." The three other people being deposed all had similar reasons for being unavailable.

In addition to Ive, Samsung is set to depose former Apple color materials manager Doug Satzger; industrial designer Shin Nishibori, who is named on the MacBook Air and iPhone 4 patents; and Christopher Stringer, whose name Edible Apple points out has been appearing on Apple patent filings "for years."



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zzzzzz

He looks a bit concerned in that photo.

November 03 2011 at 9:19 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
John Zabba McLean

damn samsung is like the unpopular kid at school that copies the most popular kid, but dooesnt really get accepted and will do anything to take his shoes... No one likes him btw... except other kids in his shoes.

November 03 2011 at 5:38 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Ramadan Affan

there's a lot of people at apple that people can pick beef with sure.

but don't you dare mess with ive.

November 02 2011 at 10:51 PM Report abuse +1 rate up rate down Reply
Maccles

Is it just me or doe anyone else think that in the absence of any actual legal defense for what is pretty blatant copying of look, feel and packaging, Samsung's approach to these legal actions is to demand access to top personnel at Apple to appear as witnesses, demand access to source code for iOS, demand to see new iPhone 5 designs and prototypes, and generally to do whatever possible to disrupt Apple and mess it around in the desperate hopes that this rearguard action will take Apple's eye off the ball?

November 02 2011 at 6:39 PM Report abuse +2 rate up rate down Reply
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Dan Woods

They are just doing what they have done for years. The whole Consumer Electronics industry is based on a few innovators creating new, interesting products, and large segment of the industry jumping on the bandwagon and trying to scam consumers with overpriced and under-performing, less expensive copies.

Apple have innovated in Technology, Usability and Price at the same time, and not allowed competitors to create anything better, easier and cheaper. Samsung's only (desperate) recourse is to Litigate. Unfortunately, Apple have that base covered too.

November 02 2011 at 8:35 PM Report abuse +3 rate up rate down Reply
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