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In its forthcoming patent infringement suit with Samsung, Applewill ask the court to conceal Samsung's logo from video displays inthe courtroom, so that jurors will not see it. In a filing with the U.S. district court, Apple revealed it willbring a motion for "obscuring the 'Samsung' logo on the court'svideo display for jurors," as noted on Tuesday by Florian Mueller of FOSS Patents . Samsung displays are used in the courtroom in the NorthernDistrict of California, but Apple doesn't want the company's logoto be constantly shown to jurors. "At first sight, this may seem very funny, but I actuallyunderstand why Apple would make this request: act a consciouslevel, it can show to jurors that Samsung actually contributestechnology to the U.S. government, and at a subconscious level, itcreates the impression of the court being Samsung territory,"Mueller wrote. Apple has also asked the court that any quotes from companyco-founder Steve Jobs to biographer Walter Isaacson to be excludedfrom the trial. In Isaacson's biography of Jobs released last year , the late former Apple CEO went on an "expletive-laced rant" aboutthe Android mobile operating system, and said he was "willing to gothermonuclear war" to "destroy" the product. Apple also asked the court to prevent "any reference to workingconditions in China" to be presented in the trial. The company hasrecently come under fire for its partnership with Foxconn forassembling devices in China, though Apple has also worked to improve conditions at overseas factories with independent audits conducted by theFair Labor Association. Samsung, too, presented a list of requests for the court. Thecompany has asked that any "Apple related blogs, and articles bynon-expert newspaper reporters" regarding Apple and Samsungproducts be excluded. Samsung also asked that the court strike the opinions of HenryUrbach, who testified on Apple's cultural significance, and SanjaySood, who is Apple's expert on consumer decision making. The trial between Apple and Samsung is scheduled to begin on July30, 2012, though Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook and Samsung CEOGee-Sung Choi will meet in San Francisco later this month in an effort to resolve their dispute. Each company has accusedthe other of patent infringement in complaints that now span 50lawsuits across 10 countries. The legal battle began in April of 2011 , when Apple sued Samsung for allegedly copying the look and feelof the iPhone and iPad. Samsung has shot back with its own patentinfringement complaints against Apple, though it has not found anysuccess in such litigation thus far, while Apple has managed to winsome temporary injunctions on certain Samsung products. We are high quality suppliers, our products such as Dreambox Satellite Receiver Manufacturer , Opticum Satellite Receiver for oversee buyer. To know more, please visits HD PVR Satellite Receiver.
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