Civil Litigation,
Intellectual Property,
Corporate
Jun. 10, 2017
The next phase of the Apple-Samsung design-patent saga
Judge Lucy Koh has an opportunity to craft a standard that works for all patent holders.
J. Carl Cecere
Cecere PCCarl is the attorney for the Hispanic Leadership Fund, the National Black Chamber of Commerce, and the National Grange, which filed an amicus brief at the Supreme Court in this case. Mr. Cecere is the owner of Cecere PC, a Dallas-based law firm devoted to Supreme Court and appellate advocacy
A new chapter recently began in Apple and Samsung's long-running "smartphone wars" after a unanimous Supreme Court decision in December 2016. That ruling, which overturned a $400 million verdict in Apple's favor, was a major step in modernizing century-old aspects of design patent law and did much to make design-patent disputes more equitable. But as this case heads back to District Judge Lucy Koh's San Jose courtroom, the remaining issues may be more critical still, and will shape the fut...
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