Civil Litigation
Apr. 6, 2023
‘No proof’ of Apple stealing watch designs, jury told
Apple’s position in this trial, which could significantly affect how the company proceeds with other intellectual property lawsuits against it, is that the so-called trade secrets are “a combination of some ideas that were long known to others in the field,” said defense attorney Joseph J. Mueller, a partner at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr LLP.
Two Orange County medical device companies want $3.1 billion from Apple Inc. for allegedly stealing trade secrets from the plaintiffs to design its Apple Watch, the tech giant's lead counsel told a federal jury Wednesday.
"To make these kinds of requests, they have to have proof," Joseph J. Mueller, a partner at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr LLP, said in his opening statement. Apple's position in this trial, which could signific...
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