Apple and Samsung CEOs to meet in court for patent dispute settlement talks within 90 days
According to a report from Foss Patents (and confirmed by Reuters), Apple CEO Tim Cook and Samsung CEO Gee-Sung Choi will meet within the next 90 days for settlement talks over ongoing patent disputes. Judge Lucy Koh who is presiding over two cases in California initiated the meeting when ordering the companies to submit their CEOs and legal counsels to an Alternative Dispute Resolution.
"As directed by the Court, Apple and Samsung are both willing to participate in a Magistrate Judge Settlement Conference with Judge Spero as mediator. At Apple, the chief executive officer and general counsel are the appropriate decision-makers, and they will represent Apple during the upcoming settlement discussions. At Samsung, the chief executive officer and general counsel are also the appropriate decision-makers, and they will represent Samsung during these settlement discussions."
The report called the talks "semi-voluntary", as the companies didn't have to submit to the Alternative Dispute Resolution. However, as pointed out by Foss Patents, "if only one of them had made the CEO available, the other one would have appeared to be less than constructive." Apple and Samsung executives will meet in San Francisco with U.S. Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Spero sometime over the next three months:
"The parties have indicated that they are willing to participate in a Magistrate Judge Settlement Conference ('MJSC'). ECF No. 873. Therefore, the parties are hereby referred to an MJSC with Magistrate Judge Joseph Spero with a 90-day deadline. As the parties have indicated in their joint statement, the chief executive officer and general counsel of Apple and the chief executive officer and general counsel of Samsung shall appear and participate at the MJSC."
Apple and Samsung's first U.S. federal lawsuits are expected to hit trial in July as litigation continues in nine countries across the globe.
Cross-posted on 9to5Google.com
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