Apple Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. et al

Filing 1185

Administrative Motion to File Under Seal filed by Samsung Electronics America, Inc.(a New York corporation), Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC(a Delaware limited liability company). (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Hankil Kang in Support of Samsung's Motion to File Documents Under Seal, #2 Proposed Order Granting Samsung's Motion to File Documents Under Seal, #3 Samsung's Motions in Limine, #4 Declaration of John D'Amato, #5 Exhibit A to the D'Amato Declaration, #6 Exhibit B to the D'Amato Declaration, #7 Exhibit C to the D'Amato Declaration, #8 Exhibit D to the D'Amato Declaration, #9 Exhibit E to the D'Amato Declaration, #10 Exhibit F to the D'Amato Declaration, #11 Exhibit G to the D'Amato Declaration, #12 Exhibit H to the D'Amato Declaration, #13 Exhibit I to the D'Amato Declaration, #14 Exhibit J to the D'Amato Declaration, #15 Exhibit K to the D'Amato Declaration, #16 Exhibit L to the D'Amato Declaration, #17 Exhibit M to the D'Amato Declaration, #18 Exhibit N to the D'Amato Declaration, #19 Exhibit O to the D'Amato Declaration, #20 Exhibit P to the D'Amato Declaration, #21 Exhibit Q to the D'Amato Declaration, #22 Exhibit R to the D'Amato Declaration, #23 Exhibit S to the D'Amato Declaration, #24 Exhibit T to the D'Amato Declaration, #25 Exhibit U to the D'Amato Declaration, #26 Exhibit V to the D'Amato Declaration, #27 Exhibit W to the D'Amato Declaration, #28 Exhibit X to the D'Amato Declaration, #29 Exhibit Y to the D'Amato Declaration, #30 Proposed Order Granting Samsung's Motions in Limine)(Maroulis, Victoria) (Filed on 7/5/2012)

Case: 1:11-cv-08540 Document #: 960 Filed: 05/25/12 Page 1 of 4 PageID #:84843

UNITEDȱSTATESȱDISTRICTȱCOURTȱFORȱTHEȱ
NORTHERNȱDISTRICTȱOFȱILLINOISȱ
EASTERNȱDIVISIONȱ
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APPLEȱINC.ȱandȱNeXTȱSOFTWAREȱ
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INC.ȱ(f/k/aȱNeXTȱCOMPUTER,ȱINC.),ȱ
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Plaintiffs,ȱ
)ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ No.ȱ1:11ȬcvȬ08540ȱ
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ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱv.ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ)ȱ
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)ȱȱȱȱ JudgeȱRichardȱA.ȱPosner.ȱ
MOTOROLA,ȱINC.ȱandȱMOTOROLAȱ
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MOBILITY,ȱINC.,ȱ
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Defendants.ȱ
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ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ
ORDERȱOFȱMAYȱ25,ȱ2012ȱ
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ThisȱorderȱconfirmsȱandȱslightlyȱamplifiesȱtheȱrulingsȱthatȱIȱmadeȱfromȱtheȱbenchȱatȱtheȱ
pretrialȱconferenceȱhearingȱyesterdayȱafternoon.ȱUnlessȱotherwiseȱindicatedȱorȱobviousȱ
fromȱtheȱcontext,ȱtheȱorderȱappliesȱtoȱbothȱliabilityȱtrials.ȱAllȱmaterialȱinȱthisȱorderȱthatȱisȱ
relevantȱtoȱtheȱfinalȱpretrialȱorderȱshouldȱbeȱincludedȱinȱtheȱparties’ȱdraftȱofȱthatȱorder.ȱ
Theȱparties’ȱdraftȱofȱtheȱfinalȱpretrialȱorderȱwillȱbeȱdueȱonȱJuneȱ5ȱandȱtheȱfinalȱpretrialȱ
conferenceȱwillȱbeȱheldȱonȱJuneȱ7.ȱ
ȱ
Appleȱwillȱadviseȱtodayȱwhether,ȱinȱtheȱunlikelyȱeventȱthatȱthreeȱofȱtheȱeightȱjurorsȱwhoȱ
willȱbeȱselectedȱforȱeachȱtrialȱareȱexcusedȱ beforeȱ verdict,ȱ theȱ remainingȱ fiveȱ willȱ beȱalȬ
lowedȱtoȱrenderȱtheȱverdict.ȱ
ȱ
Jurorsȱwillȱbeȱpermittedȱtoȱaskȱquestionsȱ(oralȱorȱwritten)ȱduringȱtheȱtrial,ȱdirectedȱinȱtheȱ
firstȱinstanceȱtoȱme.ȱ
ȱ
TheȱpartiesȱwillȱsubmitȱaȱjointȱlistȱofȱproposedȱvoirȱdireȱquestionsȱbyȱMayȱ30ȱandȱeachȱ
partyȱwillȱalsoȱsubmitȱbyȱtheȱsameȱdayȱobjectionsȱtoȱspecificȱjuryȱinstructionsȱproposedȱ
byȱ theȱ opposingȱ party.ȱ Iȱ willȱ thenȱ reviseȱ theȱ voirȱ direȱ questions,ȱ theȱ juryȱ instructions,ȱ
andȱtheȱjuryȱverdictȱformsȱandȱsubmitȱtheseȱrevisedȱdocumentsȱtoȱtheȱpartiesȱforȱcomȬ
ment.ȱ

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ȱ
Eachȱsideȱwillȱhaveȱthreeȱperemptoryȱchallenges.ȱIfȱbothȱpartiesȱexerciseȱaȱperemptoryȱ
challengeȱagainstȱtheȱsameȱprospectiveȱjuror,ȱthisȱwillȱcountȱagainstȱeachȱparty’sȱlimitȱofȱ
threeȱperemptoryȱchallenges.ȱ
ȱ
Witnessesȱ willȱ notȱ referredȱ toȱ asȱ “expert”ȱ orȱ “fact”ȱ witnesses;ȱ allȱ witnessesȱ (includingȱ
theȱcourtȬappointedȱwitnesses)ȱwillȱbeȱreferredȱtoȱjustȱasȱ“witnesses.”ȱ
ȱ
Objectionsȱatȱtrialȱwillȱbeȱlimitedȱtoȱaȱsingleȱwordȱorȱtermȱ(“hearsay,”ȱ“relevance,”ȱ“bestȱ
evidence,”ȱ“foundation,”ȱRuleȱ403,ȱetc.),ȱwithȱsidebarȱtoȱfollowȱifȱIȱcan’tȱruleȱonȱtheȱbasisȱ
ofȱtheȱopenȬcourtȱobjection.ȱ
ȱ
Eachȱsideȱwillȱhaveȱapproximatelyȱ35ȱhoursȱofȱtrialȱtimeȱinȱtheȱfirstȱ(Apple)ȱliabilityȱtrial,ȱ
butȱIȱmayȱadjustȱtheseȱhoursȱupȱorȱdownȱbasedȱonȱdevelopmentsȱbetweenȱnowȱandȱtheȱ
openingȱofȱtheȱtrial.ȱTheȱdeadlinesȱIȱsetȱwillȱbeȱextendableȱforȱcause.ȱEachȱparty’sȱtimeȱ
limitȱ willȱ includeȱ openingȱ andȱ closingȱ argumentsȱ asȱ wellȱ asȱ directȱ examinationȱ andȱ
crossȬexamination,ȱexceptȱthatȱtimeȱtakenȱbyȱwitnessesȱwhoȱareȱuncooperativeȱonȱcrossȬ
examination,ȱcausingȱitȱtoȱbeȱextendedȱunreasonably,ȱwillȱcountȱagainstȱtheȱpartyȱwhoȱ
calledȱtheȱwitnessȱinȱtheȱfirstȱplace.ȱ
ȱ
Theȱcaseȱwillȱproceedȱpatentȱbyȱpatentȱ(inȱtheȱfirstȱtrial,ȱ‘263,ȱ‘647,ȱ‘002,ȱandȱ‘949,ȱsubjectȱ
toȱobjectionȱthisȱweekȱbyȱMotorolaȱbasedȱonȱschedulingȱproblems),ȱexceptȱthatȱopeningȱ
andȱclosingȱargumentsȱwillȱtakeȱplaceȱatȱtheȱbeginningȱandȱendȱofȱtheȱentireȱcase.ȱBriefȱ
summationsȱ willȱ beȱ permittedȱ atȱ theȱ endȱ ofȱ theȱ evidenceȱ onȱ eachȱ patent.ȱ Theȱ orderȱ ofȱ
testimonyȱ willȱbeȱasȱfollows:ȱtheȱcourtȬappointedȱexpertȱtoȱexplainȱtheȱtechnology,ȱtheȱ
plaintiff’sȱ factȱ witnessesȱ andȱ partyȱ expertsȱ onȱ infringement,ȱ theȱ defendant’sȱ factȱ witȬ
nessesȱ andȱ partyȱ expertsȱ onȱ infringementȱ andȱ thenȱ onȱ validity,ȱ theȱ plaintiff’sȱ factȱ witȬ
nessesȱ andȱ partyȱ expertsȱ onȱ validity,ȱ andȱ theȱ courtȬappointedȱ expertȱ onȱ infringementȱ
andȱvalidityȱ(notȱnecessarilyȱofferingȱanȱopinionȱonȱeitherȱissue,ȱbutȱatȱtheȱleastȱofferingȱ
anȱassessmentȱofȱtheȱpartyȱexperts’ȱtestimony).ȱ
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TheȱpartiesȱmayȱfileȱadditionalȱsummaryȱjudgmentȱmotionsȱonȱliabilityȱbyȱMayȱ30ȱwithȱ
responsesȱ dueȱ Juneȱ 4.ȱ Theȱ partiesȱ mayȱ alsoȱ fileȱ summaryȱ judgmentȱ motionsȱ onȱ damȬ
ages,ȱthoughȱIȱwillȱnotȱsetȱaȱdueȱdate.ȱȱ
ȱ

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Iȱnowȱwantȱtoȱruleȱonȱobjectionsȱandȱmotionsȱinȱlimine.ȱTheseȱwillȱinȱtheȱmainȱbeȱgenȬ
eralȱ rulings,ȱ andȱ incomplete.ȱ Objectionsȱ toȱ exhibitsȱ thatȱ willȱ notȱ beȱ shownȱ toȱ theȱ juryȱ
willȱbeȱreservedȱforȱconsiderationȱlater;ȱbeforeȱtheȱtrialsȱIȱwillȱruleȱonlyȱonȱobjectionsȱtoȱ
theȱtrialȱexhibits.ȱ
ȱ
Appleȱ willȱ notȱ beȱ permittedȱ toȱ presentȱ mediaȱ articlesȱ orȱ equivalentȱ publicityȱ praisingȱ
featuresȱofȱtheȱiPhoneȱorȱiPadȱ(orȱtheȱAppleȱcompany,ȱSteveȱJobs,ȱorȱAppleȱproductsȱinȱ
general)ȱ unlessȱ theyȱ mentionȱ (orȱ canȱ beȱ shownȱ toȱ beȱ referringȱ to)ȱ claimȱ elementsȱ thatȱ
Appleȱ allegesȱ Motorolaȱ infringesȱ orȱ thatȱ Motorolaȱ arguesȱ wereȱ anticipatedȱ orȱ obviousȱ
andȱthatȱareȱactuallyȱinȱdispute.ȱIfȱtheȱarticlesȱorȱotherȱpublicityȱdoȱnotȱpraiseȱanȱelementȱ
inȱsuit,ȱtheyȱareȱirrelevantȱtoȱanyȱlegalȱissueȱinȱtheȱcase,ȱandȱcanȱonlyȱconfuseȱtheȱjury.ȱIfȱ
Appleȱbelievesȱthatȱanyȱofȱitsȱexhibitsȱcomplyȱwithȱthisȱstandard,ȱitȱhasȱuntilȱMayȱ30ȱtoȱ
reȬsubmitȱtheseȱexhibits,ȱwithȱdiscussionȱofȱassertedȱclaimȱelementsȱhighlighted.ȱ
ȱ
Moreȱbroadly,ȱIȱforbidȱAppleȱtoȱinsinuateȱtoȱtheȱjuryȱthatȱthisȱcaseȱisȱaȱpopularityȱcontestȱ
andȱ thatȱ jurorsȱ shouldȱ beȱ predisposedȱtoȱrenderȱaȱverdictȱforȱAppleȱifȱtheyȱlikeȱAppleȱ
productsȱ orȱ theȱ Appleȱ companyȱ orȱ admireȱ Steveȱ Jobs,ȱ orȱ ifȱ theyȱ dislikeȱ Motorolaȱ orȱ
Google.ȱTheȱoverallȱqualityȱofȱtheȱproductsȱinvolvedȱinȱtheȱlitigationȱisȱirrelevantȱtoȱtheȱ
legalȱ issues.ȱ Thisȱ prohibitionȱ appliesȱ mutatisȱ mutandisȱ toȱ Motorola,ȱ andȱ inȱ accordanceȱ
withȱthatȱprohibitionȱIȱgrantȱApple’sȱmotionȱinȱlimineȱnumberȱ11.ȱIȱalsoȱgrantȱApple’sȱ
motionsȱinȱlimineȱnumbersȱ15ȱandȱ16.ȱȱȱ
ȱ
IȱrejectȱApple’sȱmotionȱtoȱstrikeȱMotorola’sȱpriorȱartȱreferencesȱonȱtheȱgroundȱthatȱMoȬ
torolaȱfailedȱtoȱauthenticateȱthem.ȱTheyȱareȱdated,ȱandȱApple’sȱcontentionȱthatȱtheyȱmayȱ
beȱpredatedȱ(forȱexample,ȱdatedȱJulyȱ1993ȱyetȱnotȱactuallyȱpublishedȱtillȱaȱyearȱearlier)ȱisȱ
implausible,ȱatȱleastȱforȱthoseȱthatȱareȱprinted.ȱWhenȱthereȱisȱseriousȱdoubtȱwhetherȱtheȱ
dateȱ isȱ accurate,ȱ soȱ thatȱ theȱ documentȱ cannotȱ beȱ thoughtȱ selfȬauthenticating,ȱ Motorolaȱ
willȱbeȱallowedȱtoȱprovideȱaȱfoundationȱatȱtrial.ȱIȱwillȱincludeȱinȱaȱsubsequentȱorderȱanȱ
itemizedȱlistȱofȱtheȱexhibitsȱtoȱwhichȱthisȱrulingȱpertains.ȱȱ
ȱ
Appleȱ objectsȱ toȱ documentsȱ relatingȱ toȱ researchȱ byȱ Jeffersonȱ Hanȱ deemedȱ priorȱ artȱ byȱ
Motorola.ȱ Iȱ willȱ ruleȱ onȱ thoseȱ objections,ȱ butȱ Iȱ willȱ notȱ considerȱ objectionsȱ basedȱ onȱ
Han’sȱdeposition,ȱforȱreasonsȱindicatedȱinȱmyȱorderȱofȱAprilȱ21,ȱ2012.ȱ
ȱ

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Theȱ partiesȱ haveȱ notȱ fullyȱ agreedȱ onȱ aȱ setȱ ofȱ representativeȱ productsȱ forȱ eachȱ patent.ȱ
Unlessȱ theȱ partiesȱ agreeȱ toȱ narrowȱ theȱ list,ȱ theȱ followingȱ productsȱ willȱ beȱ consideredȱ
representativeȱforȱeachȱpatentȱatȱtrial:ȱ
ȱ
002:ȱȱDroidȱPro;ȱDroidȱX;ȱPhotonȱ
263:ȱȱXoom;ȱDroid;ȱDroidȱ2;ȱDroidȱX2ȱ
647:ȱ Xoomȱ (tabletsȱ withȱ browserȱ app);ȱ Droidȱ Xȱ (phonesȱ withȱ browserȱ app);ȱ Droidȱ
(phonesȱ withȱ MMSȱ app);ȱ Droidȱ 3ȱ (phonesȱ withȱ Motorolaȱ Messaging);ȱ Droidȱ Xȱ
(phonesȱwithȱMotorolaȱMessaging)ȱ
949:ȱȱDroidȱXȱ
898:ȱȱiPhoneȱ4ȱ
559:ȱȱiPhoneȱ4ȱ
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ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ UnitedȱStatesȱCircuitȱJudgeȱ
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Mayȱ25,ȱ2012ȱ