Judge denies Apple’s request to speed up its suit against Samsung

Apple’s lawyers in its lawsuit against Samsung are an impatient bunch. First, they asked the court for an accelerated discovery process so they could get their hands on Sammy’s forthcoming products ASAP. Then they filed a motion to trim the time until trial and asked for an order shortening the time to file the briefs for that motion. Yesterday, the court told Apple to slow its roll by denying its request to compress the briefing schedule. In doing so, the judge cited Apple’s knowledge of Samsung’s alleged infringement for more than a year and the fact it engaged in license negotiations with the Korean company during that time — which the court thinks undermines Jobs and Co.’s argument that they’ll suffer substantial harm without a hurried hearing schedule. It’s a minor ruling in the grand scheme of things, but it indicates that Apple’s cries to condense the time until trial may fall upon deaf judicial ears. Looks like the folks in Cupertino may have to look to the ITC if they want the rocket docket treatment. Judge denies Apple’s request to speed up its suit against Samsung originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 13 Jul 2011 21:03:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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