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With the patent wars between Apple and Samsung raging on, an interesting person took the stand today. While the trial doesn’t involved Google, they got involved anyway, with the VP of engineering for Android taking the stand to aid Samsung.
In his testimony, Hiroshi Lockheimer talked about the early days of Android, and how he worked 60 to 80 hour weeks. The point of him joining the battle was to show that many features in Samsung devices, including some that are on trial, were actually invented by Google and not Apple. This is all part of Samsung’s point that Apple is going after Samsung to indirectly affect Google. His testimony also was to talk to the jury about Android and how Google develops software to offer to hardware manufacturers, Samsung included.
Lockheimer was also used to take apart some of Apple’s claims, such as that there isn’t any real value in the patented features on trial, including the universal search patent.
Apple also rested its case today after almost 5 days in court. The total amount that Apple wants from Samsung is $2.191 billion in damages. Samsung’s argument is that that figure is far too high.
The trial is set to run for the rest of the month, with a number of Google employees being involved.
Source: The Verge
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