In the Apple instituted patentzaak against Samsung, the Korean company with the right ge lwa ist that some, or even all of the lawyers of Apple are sent away. According to Samsung, they have knowledge of trade secrets.
Reports that the blog FOSSpatents. Samsung states in its defense that at least five lawyers of Apple’s hired law firm Kirkland & Ellis, in earlier lawsuits Samsung have themselves represented. They would therefore be aware of trade secrets from Samsung. The company claims that they are no longer with the patentzaak involved.
Samsung puts many more demands in his defence. The company wants that the other two law firms that Apple has enabled declare in writing that they of Kirkland & Ellis, no trade secrets from Samsung have received. If they do this, would the judge also these lawyers should force to no longer take part in the patentzaak.
According to Samsung, these requirements are reasonable, because there would be potential conflict of interest in the case. Apple’s lawyers, however, would be of the opinion that the technology in the mobile sector is in such a high pace develops that the possible knowledge of the former Samsung’s lawyers is no longer relevant. The court takes on 18 August a decision on the request of the lawyers of Samsung.