Court leaks Apple and Samsung case secrets

THE US COURT presiding over the Apple versus Samsung case in the US has mistakenly revealed some details about the litigation that were not meant to be shared.

Reuters has an exclusive on the story, since it has seen the document that when copied and pasted revealed its redacted contents. Although that document has since been removed from the internet and properly censored, Reuters was able to see and share what it said.

Information that the San Jose US District Court of Judge Lucy Koh meant to hide but inadvertently revealed included the results of an Apple study that found that people were unlikely to switch from an Iphone to a Samsung model, and that if the Korean company will upset any carts they likely will be the Android ones, not apple carts.

The details, which are notes for the judge, also included suggestions from Samsung that Apple is unable to keep up with demand for its smartphones. Koh, in her notes, suggested that this claim was dubious.

Some patent deals were also revealed, including arrangements with IBM and Nokia, and a failed attempt by Apple to get Samsung to license its technology in a royalty agreement. A footnote by the judge says that it does not appear that the firm discussed design patents during any of their meetings.

We have asked both Samsung and Apple to comment on the information that was leaked. µ