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

Filing 935

Declaration in Support of #934 Administrative Motion to File Under Seal filed bySamsung Electronics America, Inc.(a New York corporation), Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC(a Delaware limited liability company). (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C, #4 Exhibit D, #5 Exhibit E, #6 Exhibit F, #7 Exhibit G, #8 Exhibit H, #9 Exhibit I, #10 Exhibit J, #11 Exhibit K, #12 Exhibit L, #13 Exhibit M, #14 Exhibit N, #15 Exhibit O, #16 Exhibit P, #17 Exhibit Q, #18 Exhibit R, #19 Exhibit S, #20 Exhibit T, #21 Exhibit U, #22 Exhibit V, #23 Exhibit W, #24 Exhibit X)(Related document(s) #934 ) (Maroulis, Victoria) (Filed on 5/17/2012)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SAN JOSE DIVISION

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APPLE INC., a California corporation,

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Plaintiff,

Case No.

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EXPERT REPORT OF SUSAN
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SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., A
Korean business entity; SAMSUNG
ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC., a New York
corporation; SAMSUNG
TELECOMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company,
Defendants.

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**CONFIDENTIAL – CONTAINS MATERIAL DESIGNATED AS HIGHLY
CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY PURSUANT TO A PROTECTIVE
ORDER**

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The user interface graphics of the iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4—the shape,

arrangement and spacing of the icons—is consistent with the original iPhone, but there are some
small changes. (See Figures 5 and 6, above.) The iPhone 3GS screen has the same size and
resolution as the original iPhone,9 but the 3.5 inch (diagonal) screen of the iPhone 4 has a higher

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resolution of 940 x 640, for a pixel density of 326 pixels per inch.10 Rather than a gray gradient-

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patterned background for the bottom portion of the screen, there is a rectangular, reflective

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surface that creates a virtual shelf, which serves as a base for the row of icons. The background is

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not black, but rather has a gray gradient with scattered water droplets. The anti-aliased text below

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the icons is white with a drop shadow. As in the D’334 patent, there is a row of dots between the

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top and bottom portion of the screen. These dots provide an indicator of which “page” of icons is

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displayed. When the second page is viewed, the second dot becomes white, and the first dot

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becomes gray.11 (Exhibits 4, 5.) Otherwise, the above description of the iPhone’s appearance

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applies equally to the user interface graphics of these phones.

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The icon layouts depicted in Figures 1 through 6 are not the only ways to solve the

design problem of how to represent a set of icons on a touch screen device. Even restricted to the
choice of using icon images (as opposed to words in a menu), a grid of rectangular icons with

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rounded corners is not the only way to show and arrange them in a vertical space. For example,
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the icons could be presented as irregular shapes on a background, as shown in the Xperia arc S

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and Xperia neo V phones, both by Sony Ericsson. (Exhibits 6, 7.) Or, icons could be presented

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within or on top of other shapes, as in the Blackberry Storm 2 (Exhibit 8), which displays icons—

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designed with a strong, light-colored outline—in a grid but with each appearing on a black

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applications. However, any of the applications shown could be moved off to a second page, which would cause the
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rectangle that almost completely fills the space between the icons and has a gradient to add

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dimension. The Xperia arc S and Storm 2 are shown in Figures 7 and 8, below. Another

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alternative would have been to divide the screen using a visible grid. Also, any uniform color,

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Exhibit 9 is a collection of images depicting a variety of visually distinctive,

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alternative approaches to showing a set of icons on a phone screen. As these examples
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demonstrate, user interface graphics for phones need not display icons in a 4 x 4 or 4 x 5 grid, nor

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do they need to feature icons shaped like those in the Design Patents and the iPhone Devices. In

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fact, the icons can be displayed without using a regular grid of rows and columns at all, as shown

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Two alternative approaches depicted in Exhibits 11 and 12, applications screens of

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visually distinctive from the iPhone but display roughly the same number of elements in a touch

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screen space comparable to that of the iPhone Devices.

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First, the Blackberry Torch 9850 shown in Figure 11 (see Exhibit 11) has an 800 x

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480, 3.7 inch (diagonal) screen with a pixel density of approximately 253 pixels per inch.12 As

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shown in Figure 11, the applications screen of the Blackberry Torch 9850 shows a grid of up to

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20 icons (four columns, five rows) on a dark background. Other than the presence of a grid of

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icons, most of the graphical features of the applications screen distinguish its appearance from
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At the top of the screen, above the icon grid, are two horizontal bands that occupy

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approximately 17 percent of the available screen—a significant portion of the screen real estate.

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signal strength and battery charge, as well as indicators relating to sounds and alerts (speaker

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Immediately above the grid of icons, there is a horizontal band that indicates the

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categories of applications currently being shown in the grid. This band has a blue highlight with
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faded edges when it is “selected” (see figure 11, above), but otherwise it appears along with the

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grid of icons as a translucent overlay on top of the background. The icons appear to be stylized

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illustrations; many suggest everyday objects (e.g., wrench, envelope, alarm clock, camera,

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folders), but others are more abstract (e.g., Social Feeds, Backup Assistant). There is no pattern

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of rectangular shapes or rounded corners for the icons; most are various irregular shapes, so even

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though the icons are laid out in a grid, they do not read as uniform button-shaped icons. Because

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the icons have different dimensions and border shapes, left and right edges and top and bottom

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edges of adjacent icons are not precisely aligned. The icons are labeled below with upper and

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lower case sans serif, anti-aliased, pale gray/blue text. When there is a highlight to indicate a

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glossy finish (e.g., BlackBerry Messenger, Text Messages, Instant Messaging, Applications,

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Games, App World) the light area runs diagonally from the upper left to lower right, and fills the

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upper right portion of the icons. Unlike the iPhone Devices and the Design Patents, there is no

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area on the screen for a separate group of omnipresent icons. The result of all of these elements is
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an overall visual impression that is clearly different from that of the iPhone and the Design
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Second, the Nokia N9 shown in Figure 12 has a 854 x 480, 3.9 inch (diagonal)

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screen.13 (See Exhibit 12.) As shown in Figure 12, this device utilizes icons displayed within

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uniform, extremely rounded rectangles that approach being read as circular. Most of the icon

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images are minimal and symbolic, with few colors and details against a dominant background

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color with a slight gradient. Most of the icon images read as flat symbols, although there are

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subtle, shadowed dimensional effects. There is a fairly limited background color set: green, blue,
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gray, white, magenta, and yellow. The overall visual impression of this interface is clearly

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distinct from that of the iPhone Devices and the Design Patents, and it can display more icons on

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the screen than the iPhone Devices can. All the rounded buttons are grouped together on one

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continuous pane, rather than on separate “pages” as on the iPhone Devices, so that a row of icons

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may only partially be on the screen as the user scrolls up or down. Also, unlike the iPhone

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Finally, the image shown in Figure 13 represents another alternative design

concept for interface graphics of a phone screen.14 (See Exhibit 13.) The dimensions of the
image are 675 x 450 pixels, giving it an aspect ratio of 1:1.5, the same as the iPhone Devices.

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edges and corners. It shows sixteen icons in a 4 x 4 grid, each within approximately 80 x 80

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pixels, anti-aliased directly against the background (no rectangular button “containers”) and (with

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the exception of the SMS icon) all rendered in a similar dimensional style with detail and

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highlights. The icons generally show gray, black, and white, and primary colors (red, yellow, and

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blue), though there are some other accent colors. Several of the icons reference “throwback”

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technology: an LP record, a cassette, film with sprockets, and a physical calculator. Each is set

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off with a thin, dark shadow against the background. At the bottom of the screen, a rounded

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rectangular panel “floats” against the background. It separates three gray gradient, unlabeled
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icons from the others. There is no row of dots. The overall visual impression of this interface is

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clearly distinct from that of the iPhone and the Design Patents, yet it displays approximately the

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same number of icons on the screen—sixteen in the grid and three distinct icons in the separate

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panel along bottom of screen—as the iPhone and the Design Patents.

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The five icons described below—the icons for Camera, Photos, Contacts, Phone

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and iTunes—are specific solutions employed by the iPhone Devices for particular button images.
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This suggests that the consistent use of the rounded rectangular buttons in a grid enabled a fair

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amount of stylistic freedom regarding the icons themselves while preserving the overall

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distinctive visual impression of the iPhone Devices.

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Camera. This image15 is a photorealistic view of a generic camera lens as a

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symbol for the Camera application. It suggests a lens built into a physical

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camera (as opposed to an interchangeable lens) and is surrounded by a gray
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metallic gradient, indicating a non-specific camera body. An unseen light

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source creates reflected highlights, contributing to the precise, 3D quality of

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the glass lens, which appears to recede into the button.

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Photos. This image appears to be a realistic illustration or photograph of a

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single sunflower matted against a blue sky background as a symbol for the

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Photos application (used for viewing photos on the device). The flower

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evokes a photograph but is an apparently arbitrary choice for a category often
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represented by iconic vacation scenes (e.g., beaches, dogs, or mountain

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landscapes). It symbolizes photos, but it does not suggest a literal

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representation of a printed photo or typical digital photo aspect ratio. It

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seems to be a generic photograph—without a reference to any particular

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camera or photographic end product. The sunflower is a non-controversial
subject that is not specific, such as a photo of a particular, identifiable person

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or place, and the blue sky both provides contrast against black and is a

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general symbol of optimism. It also echoes the sunny day image on the

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Weather icon. The icon is the subject of U.S. Trademark Reg. No.

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Contacts. This image is a cropped view of a tabbed, spiral-bound notebook.

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The tabs protrude beyond the cover, and the debossed silhouette of a

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person’s head and shoulders appears in the center. It is a combination of a
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realistic or literal object and an idealized view of an object. It is realistic or

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literal in that it is a recognizable physical object, with highlights to indicate

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the metal of the wire binding. It is an idealized view in that the tabs are

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visible beyond the cover, unlike those in most closed address books, and are

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relatively large and few, and the silhouette on the cover is filled with a

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gradient to appear three-dimensional rather than printed. The latter element

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graphic details. The icon is the subject of U.S. Trademark Reg. No.

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Phone. This image is a silhouette of a telephone handset resembling those

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“retro” shape that is a nod to the era before cell phones. It is shown at a 45

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background. The characteristic arc of light causes the top part of the icon to

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be brighter. This phone icon contrasts with the camera icon—it is a flat retro

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a device that suggests contemporary consumer electronics. In the iPhone

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icon has a texture of subtle, dark green with lighter green diagonal stripes

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that run from the lower left to upper right. The overall texture appears to be

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filled with a gradient, so the texture becomes very faint as it merges with the

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bright, lighter green in the lower part of the icon. The diagonal stripes are

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approximately 2 pixels across, but they are anti-aliased so their edges blend
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with the background. There is more contrast (darker green texture) in a

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horizontal band across the center of the icon. There is also a pale gray

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gradient on the silhouette, but it reads as a solid color, and there also appears

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to be a slight drop shadow. The phone in the iPhone icon is white and has no

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drop shadow. The iPhone 3GS/iPhone 4 version of the icon appears in U.S.

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iTunes. This image could be interpreted as an updated, stylized version of

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the “iTunes Eighth Notes + CD” depicted in U.S. Trademark Reg. No.

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2,935,038. (Dkt. 75-30.) It is presented as the silhouette of a pair of eighth

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notes within a thick circular border. The round border could be seen as an
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abstract reminder of LPs and CDs. The notes are an unmistakable symbol

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for music, and they are the same basic notes used in the original iTunes logo

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(see Figure 19, below). The background is violet, with a subtle starburst

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tone-on-tone pattern that might suggest sound emanating from the image.

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Each of the icons described above represents one particular graphic option for each

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concept. There is a wide range of alternatives: both different ways to render those particular

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choices, and different options altogether. In Exhibit 14 and in the following figures, I have

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gathered a sampling of varying approaches to those icons to demonstrate that there is a variety of

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valid solutions to these design problems. It is not difficult to find a range of graphic options that

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is completely variable. In fact, very little visual information is needed to make

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a shape recognizable as a camera; a horizontal rectangle with a circular outline

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for a lens and a stylized viewfinder or flash is sufficient. Also, the lens need

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Phone. The phone icons on the iPhone Devices are not self-referential—they

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do not look like an iPhone Device. They exhibit a classic silhouette, but they

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are actually a bit discordant because they resemble a vintage, if generic, phone

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handset, not a mobile phone. Other possible images might have included a

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stylized cell phone, a more recent phone or receiver, a phone keypad, or a hand

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holding a cell phone. The receiver could also be at a different angle, or vertical

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Photos. If the symbol for a user’s photos is a sample photographic image, the
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one typical person, but any kind of landscape, animal, or other easily

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recognizable image from nature could be representative: a palm tree with the

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ocean behind it, mountains, a bird, a starry sky with crescent moon, a blue sky

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with clouds, a dog, etc. Most of these images work across cultures and evoke
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typical subjects for a wide range of photographers. Besides a sunflower, any

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easily recognizable flower or plant could work as an icon image.

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iTunes. Music-related applications can be represented by a wide range of

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symbols.17 A single musical note, instrument, headphones, or treble clef are all

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simple shapes that are easy to recognize and associate with music. An image

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incorporating a play button is also an option. Not being tied to a particular

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type of music storage (e.g., disc or device) is advantageous for icon longevity.

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shoulders. There are small indications of letters of the alphabet on the tabs.

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Many options that could work as Contacts icons feature the “@” sign, as

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shorthand for contacting someone via email. Even the “@” sign alone is used

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in some icons, although it also adorns many book images. Stylized groups of
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Looking at the collection of icons portrayed in the iPhone Devices, the D’305

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patent, and the D’334 patent as a group, the main unifying graphical feature is the rounded

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rectangular button shape against black, or, for the iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4, the alternative

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background depicted in Figures 5 and 6 above. In part because the style of the icons themselves
varies, the container shape is an essential element of the overall visual impression created by the

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icon arrangement. There are images that read either as illustrations, photographs, or iconic

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symbols. The Phone icon and iTunes icon are pale, near-monochromatic symbols – simplified

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light gray or white shapes each centered on a distinctive bright-colored gradient background. The

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Camera icon, in contrast, is a cropped view of a camera lens, rendered in a photorealistic style

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with many details and realistic highlights, receding into what appears to be a brushed aluminum

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camera body. The Contacts icon is a cropped view of an illustrated, tabbed notebook, and the

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leaves, matted against blue sky.
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“modern” while the phone is stylized, “retro,” and detail-free. It would have been possible

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instead to create a simplified camera icon to “match” the style of the Phone icon. As designed,

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while there is a variety of different graphic styles for the icons—the simple (e.g., chat bubble for

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Camera) versus the metaphorical (e.g., gears for Settings)—the consistent rounded rectangular

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shape of the icons and their layout on the screen unifies them in producing their overall visual

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appearance as a group.

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This icon (see Figure 19, below) combines a background image (optical disc) with

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a pair of eighth notes that appear to be in the foreground because they overlap the outline of the

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disc. The eighth note at left is slightly lower, so the bar that connects them angles up to the right.

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The disc appears as concentric circles—not exactly circular, but condensed at a slight angle. The

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disc is easily recognizable as an audio CD due to the size and location of the two inner circles and

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the fact that it is paired with musical notes. This icon is registered in U.S. Trademark

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Similarity Between Apple Designs and Samsung Icons and User Interface
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including with respect to layout and icon design—of the “applications screens” that are accessible

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via a button displayed on the phones’ default home screens.18 The phones I have analyzed are:

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icons as in Figures 4 through 6. With respect to the iPhone Devices, “home screen” and “applications screen” are
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Photographs of the applications screens of each of the Samsung Phones are

contained in Exhibits 15 through 27. I have examined each of the phones themselves. I have also

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examined screen capture images of the applications screens of the Droid Charge, Fascinate,

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Mesmerize, and Galaxy S i9000 (the only four phones from which I could obtain screen capture

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images created using the phones’ built-in operating system). (Exhibits 28, 29, 30, 31.)

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(1:1.67) to that of the iPhone Devices (1:1.5).19 The screens have black backgrounds, with

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battery, time, signal strength, and other status information in a band across the top. In the Droid

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device packaging or available on Samsung’s website (http://www.samsung.com). I also confirmed the screen
resolutions (800 x 480, for a ratio of 1:1.67) of the Droid Charge, Fascinate, Mesmerize, and Galaxy S i9000 by
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Charge, Fascinate, Mesmerize, and Galaxy S i9000, this row is 36 pixels tall, or 4.5 percent of the

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800 pixel screen height. For the other Samsung Phones, the row of status information appears to

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be the same or substantially the same height. For all but three of the Samsung Phones, the row of

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status information is a slightly lighter shade of gray against the apparently black background of
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the rest of the screen (the Continuum, Mesmerize, and Galaxy S Showcase (i500) have a lighter

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gray or blue bar). The iPhone Devices also have a row in which signal strength, time, and battery

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are displayed in the same manner as shown in the D’305 and D’334 patents. The row is 20 pixels

9

tall in the iPhone and iPhone 3GS (4.17 percent of the 480 pixel screen height) and 40 pixels tall

10
11

in the iPhone 4 (4.17 percent of the 960 pixel screen height). For both the iPhone Devices and the
Samsung Phones, the narrow row of status information uses a small area of the display and does

12
13
14

not significantly affect the overall visual impression of the screen.
61.

The Samsung Phones use the same basic layout as the iPhone Devices: icons

15

arranged in a grid of four rows and four columns in the top portion of the screen, and at the

16

bottom of the screen there is a panel that holds four key icons, with the Phone icon anchoring the

17

left-hand side. (Exhibits 15-31.) The panel sets off those four icons, which do not change as

18

different pages of icons are viewed, and has a gradient to create the appearance of a separate area.

19
The icons in this area generally have a dominant rectangular shape with rounded corners. All of
20
21

the icons in the top portion of the screen appear on rectangles with rounded corners, each labeled

22

below with light gray or white, sans-serif, anti-aliased upper and lower case type, and each set

23

apart from each other with horizontal and vertical bands of black background color. As on the

24

iPhone, the colorful rounded rectangles contrast with the black of the background, especially

25

some with jewel-like tones of green, blue, and magenta. The rounded rectangular icons are,

26

proportionally, approximately the same size as the icons on the iPhone. On the Droid Charge,

27
Fascinate, Mesmerize, and Galaxy S i9000, the icons are 84 x 84 pixels, which equals 10.5
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percent of the 800 pixel screen height and 17.5 percent of the 480 pixel width; the iPhone’s 57 x

2

57 pixel icons are 11.9 percent of the screen height and 17.8 percent of the screen width.20 There

3

is also a row of dots that indicates which “page” of applications icons is currently being

4
displayed.
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18

Figure 20 (See Exhibit 27)
Vibrant Applications Screen
(Page 1 of Applications)

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Figure 21 (See Exhibit18)
Epic 4G Applications Screen
(Page 1 of Applications)

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2. Similarity Between Apple Icons and Samsung Icons

21
22
23
24

62.

Exhibit 32 shows the Samsung icons for Contacts, Camera, Gallery, Music/Music

Player, and Phone next to the corresponding Apple icons appearing in the iPhone Devices, the
D’305 patent, the D’334 patent, and various trademark registrations and applications. At a

25
glance, a number of overall similarities between these pairs of icons are evident and—more
26
27
20

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The proportional size of the iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4 icons (measured without including the drop shadow) are
exactly the same as on the iPhone: 114 x 114 pixels out of 960 x 640 (11.9 percent of height; 17.8 percent of width).

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notably—the stylistic differences between the individual icons are consistent from pair to pair21:

2

Address Book (Apple) vs. Contacts (Samsung):.

3
4
5
6
7
Apple
8
9

Samsung
Figure 22

These icons share a similar head and shoulders silhouette in a square book-like

10

format with a ring binding on the left edge. The bindings are not identical, but

11
they both are drawn to appear to be metal rings that pierce the book cover. Both
12
book cover silhouettes (which appear to be the head and shoulders of a person with

13
14

short hair) have a similar amount of dimension, though Samsung’s is embossed

15

and Apple’s is debossed. There is a slight lighting effect from the top. Because of

16

these similarities, both icons contribute similarly to the overall visual impression

17

of the screens in which they appear on the respective phones. This analysis applies

18

to the Contacts icon appearing in each of the Samsung Phones I examined.

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20
21
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23
24
25
26
27
21

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Except where indicated, the Samsung icons in the comparisons below are taken from the screen capture images
shown in Ex. 29.

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Camera (Apple) vs. Camera (Samsung):

2
3
4
5
6

Apple

7

Samsung
Figure 23

8

Samsung’s camera icon uses a graphic style similar to that of the camera icon

9

common to the D’305 patent, D’334 patent, and the iPhone Devices. Both camera

10

icons share what reads as a brushed aluminum-finish, with the emphasis on a

11
highly detailed, dimensional lens with reflected light, and what appears to be
12
13

concentric circles of lens housing. Color is used in the illustration of both lenses,

14

and blue appears as the predominant accent color in each. Although one image is

15

cropped and one shows a whole camera, the dominant feature in both is the round,

16

embedded lens with glossy highlights. There are other graphic style options for a

17

camera icon, but these two particular camera icons make a similar visual

18

impression, as they appear “realistic,” particularly when surrounded by other

19
styles of icon images on the respective phones. This analysis applies to the
20
21

Camera icon appearing in each of the Samsung Phones I examined, although it

22

applies to a lesser extent to the Camera icon in the Galaxy S 4G and Vibrant,

23

which uses a consistent graphical style but has a black camera with a less

24

prominent lens.

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Photos (Apple) vs. Gallery (Samsung):

2
3
4
5
6

Apple

7

Samsung
Figure 24

8

Both of these icons represent the user’s photograph collection, and both use a

9

photographic image of a yellow flower with many long petals that appear textured

10

with ridges and appear to narrow at the tips, like the petals of a sunflower. The

11
whole flower appears in Apple’s icon. The Samsung image is cropped and
12
13

zoomed-in, but the yellow petals and green leaves looks similar to those in Apple’s

14

icon and could suggest the same type of flower to the user. The similarity between

15

the two icons is enhanced by the appearance of a nearly identical curved reflection

16

of a light source that creates a shiny, arc-shaped effect in the top half of each icon.

17

There is a striking similarity of subject choice along with color and petal shape.

18

Even though the Samsung icon includes round rectangles to suggest picture

19
frames, and a play button, the green of the play button keeps the coloring
20
21

consistent with Apple’s icon. Because of these similarities, both icons contribute

22

similarly to the overall visual impression of the screens in which they appear on

23

the respective phones. The similarities between these designs also could cause

24

users to see them as coming from the same company or source, or representing the

25
26

same brand. This is especially the case because each icon uses the same
distinctive subject to represent photos, even though, as discussed above, a yellow

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28

flower is not a symbol predominantly or historically associated with photos (e.g.,

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beaches with palm trees and mountains). This analysis applies to the Gallery icon

2

appearing in each of the Samsung Phones I examined except for the Droid Charge.

3
4

Phone (Apple) vs. Phone (Samsung):

5
6
7
8
9

Apple

Samsung
Figure 25

10
11

The icons for Phone occupy the bottom left corner of the display in the Samsung

12

Phones, the D’334 and D’305 patents, and the iPhone Devices. As explained in

13

Paragraph 53, there are two slightly different Apple Phone icons: the iPhone has

14

the same Phone icon as in the D’334 and D’305 patent, whereas the iPhone 3GS

15

and iPhone 4 have the slightly different icon shown in U.S. Trademark Reg.

16
No. 3,886,196. All three icons (Samsung’s Phone icon and Apple’s two slightly
17
18

different icons) feature a stylized handset silhouette similar to a classic 1950s-style

19

desktop phone. The Samsung Phone icon closely resembles both of the Apple

20

icons:

21
22

o Regarding the iPhone 3GS/iPhone 4 Phone icon, both it and the Samsung

23

icon appear light gray with shading towards white. Each slants diagonally

24

from upper left to lower right across a green rounded rectangle with a

25

gradient, and each faces the upper right. Both icons show a classic desk

26

phone receiver. The receivers are not precisely identical, but they both

27

evoke the same real-world classic phone, without a cord. The background

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is not an identical shade of green, but the greens are similar, and the pale

2

gray gradient palette against the green (with a slight, edge-defining drop

3

shadow) creates a similar amount of contrast. Because of the similarities

4
between these designs, I would expect that users might see them as coming
5
6

from the same company or source, or representing the same brand. Also,

7

both icons contribute similarly to the overall visual impression of the

8

screens in which they appear on the respective phones, in particular

9

because they appear in the same location on the screen. This analysis

10

applies to the Phone icon appearing in each of the Samsung phones I

11

examined.

12
13

o Regarding the iPhone/D’334/D’305 Phone icon, it shows a classic desk

14

phone receiver in white, anti-aliased against a green background. It slants

15

from the upper left to lower right and faces the upper right corner of its

16

rounded rectangular background. The lightest shades of green are in the

17

top half, where there is a highlight, and the darker shades of green are in

18

the lower half. The Samsung Phone icon is similar; it also shows a pale,

19
retro-style receiver that slants diagonally and faces the upper right. It is
20
21

also shown on a rounded rectangular background element with shading that

22

is brightest toward the top and darker below. Neither receiver has any

23

indication of a cord; they are symbols as opposed to “realistic”

24

illustrations. Both icons contribute similarly to the overall visual

25

impression of the screens in which they appear on the respective screens, in

26

particular because they appear in the same location on the screen. This

27
analysis applies to the Phone icon appearing in each of the Samsung
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Phones I examined.

2

iTunes (Apple) vs. Music/Music Player (Samsung):

3
4
5
6
7
8

Samsung22

Apple

9
Figure 26

10

o Regarding the iTunes Eighth Notes + CD icon (U.S. Trademark Reg.

11
12

No. 2,935,038; far left in Figure 26), the Samsung Music/Music Player

13

icon—which appears in two slightly different versions, one with light blue

14

eighth notes and one with red eighth notes—closely resembles the Apple

15

icon. Both feature an image of a compact disc with a pair of eighth notes

16

as an overlay. In each, the pair of notes shows the higher note on the right,

17
and the bar that connects the notes slopes up slightly to the right. In each
18
icon, the notes appear to be in the foreground (as opposed to being printed

19
20

on the disc) because part of the notes overlap the round border of the disc,

21

and the vertical line of the left note crosses the center portion of the disc.

22

Considering the fact that, as explained above in paragraph 54, there is a

23

wide range of alternative icons available for symbolizing music, the

24

similarities between these designs might cause a user to see them as

25
coming from the same company or source, or representing the same brand.

26
27
22

28

The Music Player icon with red eighth notes appears in the Captivate, Epic 4G, Galaxy S 4G, Galaxy S i9000,
Infuse 4G, and Vibrant. The example shown here and below is from a photograph of the Captivate (Exhibit 15).
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This analysis applies to the Music/Music Player icon appearing in each of

2

the Samsung Phones I examined.

3
4
5
6
7
8

Apple

Samsung

9
Figure 27
10
o Regarding the iTunes icon (U.S. Trademark Application Serial No.
11
85/041,463, far left in Figure 27), it shares several elements with the

12
13

Samsung Music Player icon. First, it appears on a purple background with

14

what appears to be a magenta radial gradient. Both have darker areas at the

15

left and right. Both share a circular element combined with a pair of eighth

16

notes, and both pairs of eighth notes have a slightly higher note on the

17

right, which causes the horizontal bar that connects them to slope upward

18
toward the right. Because of these similarities, both icons contribute

19
20

similarly to the overall visual impression of the screens in which they

21

appear on the respective phones. This analysis applies to the Music/Music

22

Player icon appearing in each of the Samsung Phones I examined.

23
24

63.

Figure 28 shows the Samsung icons for the Gmail (or Google Mail),23 Email,24 and

Talk applications as well as the iTunes, App Store, and Messages icons from the iPhone 4:

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26
27
28

23

The Gmail icon appears in this form on all of the Samsung Phones except for the Gem, which shows the Gmail
icon with an orange background.
24
The Email icon appears in this form on all the Samsung Phones except for the Galaxy S 4G, Gem, Indulge, and
Vibrant. For some of the screens shown in Exhibits 15 through 31, the icon is not displayed in this form, because it
appears without the green background when moved to the row of icons at the bottom of the screen.
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4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Figure 2825

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Although the icons for Email (Samsung) and Messages (Apple) represent different subjects, they

12
13

share a similar green gradient with a diagonal texture behind pale gray icons. This use of similar
backgrounds contributes to the overall visual similarity between the applications screens of the

14
15

Samsung Phones, the iPhone 3GS, and iPhone 4. Similarly, the icon for Gmail (Samsung)

16

obviously represents a different subject than the iTunes (Apple) icon, but they share a very similar

17

magenta radial gradient background, visible behind a pale image. This use of similar

18

backgrounds contributes to the overall visual similarity between the applications screens of the

19

Samsung Phones and iPhone Devices. A similar resemblance between backgrounds exists

20

between the App Store icon and the blue backgrounds appearing in various Samsung icons, such

21
as Skype mobile, Settings, and Talk. (See Exhibits 15 through 31.) For example, the App Store
22
23

icon (Apple) and the Talk icon (Samsung) shown in Figure 28 share a similar blue tonal striped

24

background. Although both are not radial gradients, they have similarly colored bands, similar

25

lighter blues at the bottom and darker areas at the sides. The use of a grid of square icons that

26

have rounded corners and share similarly textured and shaped jewel-toned backgrounds with

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28

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These images are taken from screen capture images of the iPhone 4 (Exhibit 5) and Fascinate (Exhibit 29).

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equivalently detailed imagery evokes a particular overall graphical style and contributes to the

2

overall visual similarity between the applications screens of the Samsung Phones and the iPhone

3

Devices. The similarities with respect to the patterns and textures in the backgrounds of the

4
iTunes and App Store icons also apply to the D’334 patent, although not with respect to the
5
6

particular colors.26
64.

7

As mentioned above, many icons in the D’305 patent, the D’334 patent, and the

8

iPhone Devices show a curved reflection of a light source that creates a shiny, arc-shaped effect

9

in the upper half of the icon. A nearly identical effect is present in numerous Samsung icons,

10

including: Clock (all except Gem), Gallery (all except Droid Charge), Places (e.g., Epic 4G,

11

Indulge), Navigation (e.g., Epic 4G, Galaxy S i9000). This similarity further contributes to the

12
13

overall visual similarity between the applications screens of the Samsung Phones and the iPhone

14

Devices, the D’305 patent, and the D’334 patent. The impact is well demonstrated by the Clock

15

icon common to the iPhone, the D’305 patent, and D’334 patent when compared with the Clock

16

icon on the Samsung Phones. Both are compositions that feature a round wall clock. The

17

Samsung clock appears on a blue-gray gradient background and shows four numerals. The Apple

18

clock appears on a black to gray background and has twelve numerals and a second hand.

19
However, the basic commonality of the form factor, plus the distinctive highlight (common to
20
21

many Apple icons), contributes to the similar appearance of these icons:

22
23
24
25
iPhone Clock
Samsung Clock
Figure 29

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27
26

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As noted in footnote 4, the D’334 patent does not incorporate color. The comparison to the D’334 patent here is
only with respect to the appearance of the design shown in the patent (see Figure 3; APLNDC00030421-425).

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3. Overall Visual Impression of Samsung Applications Screens Versus the
Overall Visual Impression of the Design Patents

2
3

65.

The applications screens of the Samsung Phones address the same design problem

4

addressed by the iPhone Devices and the Design Patents: how to present a set of application icons

5

on a touch screen device. As demonstrated above in Paragraphs 45 through 52, there are

6

numerous alternative ways to achieve that design goal. Also as demonstrated above in

7

Paragraphs 45 through 52, those alternatives need not produce the same overall visual

8
appearance.
9
10

66.

As demonstrated in Sections V.B.1 and V.B.2, the icons in the applications screens

11

displayed by the Samsung Phones use varying graphic styles in a similar fashion as do the icons

12

used by the iPhone Devices and contained in the D’305 and D’334 patents. As with the iPhone

13

Devices, the D’305 patent, and the D’334 patent, the consistent use of rounded, square-shaped

14

icons in a grid layout unifies the icons in producing an overall visual appearance as a group. The

15

result of the similarities demonstrated in Sections V.B.1 and V.B.2 is that that overall visual

16
appearance is substantially the same as the overall visual appearance of the designs depicted in
17
18

the D’305 patent and the D’334 patent. This opinion is unaffected by the fact that the design

19

shown in the D’305 patent has only three rows in the top portion of the screen, as the overall

20

visual appearance of that design is still substantially the same as that of the Samsung Phones,

21

which, in any event, can be configured so that the applications screens only show three rows in

22

the top portion. (E.g., Exhibit 33.)

23

67.

For the same reasons described above, the applications screens of the Samsung

24
25

Phones also have substantially the same visual impression as the design shown in the D’790

26

patent. The overall visual impression of the Samsung Phones’ applications screens is created

27

mostly by the appearance of a variety of icon images presented on a grid of rounded rectangular

28

shapes. Relative to the size of the display screen, the size and spacing of the rounded rectangles
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in the top portion of the Samsung Phones closely resemble the size and spacing of the rounded

2

rectangles in the D’790 patent. Although the default configuration (which, as noted above, can be

3

modified by the user) of the Samsung Phones has a fourth row in the top portion of the screen,

4
and the bottom row of icons is not uniformly rectangular like the icons in the top portion, the
5
6

overall visual impression is still substantially the same as that shown in the D’790 patent.
4. Overall Visual Impression of Samsung Applications Screens Versus the
Overall Visual Impression of the iPhone Devices

7
8
68.

I have been informed that Apple has asserted trade dress claims concerning the

9
10
11

Samsung Phones. I have also been informed that certain aspects of the iPhone Devices’ interface
graphics are relevant to the asserted trade dress claims, including:

12

a grid of brightly colored, square icons that have rounded corners having the same

13

pixel radius;27

14
a row of dots; and

15
16

a separate area at the bottom of the screen containing four square icons (with the
17
same rounded corners mentioned above) that remain unchanged when the user

18

views additional pages of icons.

19
20

69.

I have been informed that there are additional factors at issue regarding Apple’s

21
22

trade dress claims that do not concern the icons and interface graphics of the iPhone Devices. As

23

explained above, however, I have only been asked to opine on the design of icons and interface

24

graphics and the overall visual impression they create. I have not been asked to evaluate

25

hardware designs or the visual impression they create.

26

70.

As explained in Sections V.B.1 and V.B.2, the applications screens of Samsung

27
27

28

I have been informed that “evenly rounded corners” (the term used in the Amended Complaint (Dkt. 75)) means
corners having the same pixel radius.

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Phones display a grid of brightly colored, square icons that have rounded corners. Each corner of

2

the square icons appears to have the same pixel radius. Also, each of the Samsung Phones

3

displays a row of dots that indicates which page of the applications screens is currently displayed.

4
Finally, each of the Samsung Phones has a separate area at the bottom of the screen containing
5
6
7
8
9
10
11

four icons that do not change when the user views additional pages of icons. The icons in this
area generally have a dominant rectangular shape with rounded corners.
71.

The bottom row of icons in the Samsung Phones does not have uniformly square

icons. However, the similarities between the Samsung Phones and iPhone Devices, discussed
above in Sections V.B.1 and V.B.2, results in the applications screens of the Samsung Phones and
the iPhone Devices producing the same overall visual impression. The similarities are such that

12
13
14
15

they appear to represent the same general design approach, and users could see the designs as
coming from the same company or source, or representing the same brand.
C.

The Similarities Between the Samsung Phones and the iPhone Devices
Support the Possibility that Samsung Used the iPhone Devices as a Guide in
Designing Icons and User Interface Graphics for the Samsung Phones

72.

I have been informed that the iPhone Devices were released to the public as

16
17
18
19

follows: the iPhone was released on June 29, 2007; the iPhone 3G was released on July 11, 2008;

20

the iPhone 3GS was released on June 19, 2009; and the iPhone 4 was released on June 24, 2010.

21
22
23

73.

I have been informed that the Vibrant was the earliest of the Samsung Phones to be

released, with a release date of approximately July 2010.
74.

As explained above, there is a wide range of alternatives for the design of the

24
25

Samsung Phones’ user interface graphics, including many options for the individual icons,

26

general icon style, and overall appearance of the applications screens. Also as explained above,

27

many design decisions are required in order to arrive at final designs for icons and user interface

28

graphics.
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75.

Given the breadth of options for the design of individual icons and the overall

visual appearance of a graphical interface, I would expect that Apple’s and Samsung’s respective
decisions regarding icon and layout design would result in design identities that vary between the

4
Samsung Phones and the iPhone Devices. In other words, I would expect that independently
5
6
7
8
9
10
11

designed user interface graphics would result in screens with different overall appearances, such
as the screens shown in Exhibits 9 through 13.
76.

However, as described above in Section V.B, there are a number of striking

similarities between the applications screen icons and layout of the iPhone Devices and Samsung
Phones. The pattern of similarities supports the possibility that the iPhone Devices’ screen
graphics influenced and served as a guide for the design of the applications screens of Samsung

12
13
14

Phones.
77.

I have been asked to opine as to whether my impressions above are consistent with

15

certain documents obtained by Apple from Samsung in this litigation and provided to me. The

16

documents that I have reviewed are consistent with my opinions (1) that there are many

17

alternative designs, both individual and overall, that Samsung could have chosen for the Samsung

18

Phones; (2) that there were many alternatives for the overall visual appearance of the interface

19
graphics for its applications screens; and (3) that the pattern of graphical similarities between the
20
21

applications screens of the Samsung Phones and iPhone devices, as explained in paragraphs 60

22

through 71 above, supports the possibility that Samsung used the iPhone as a guide when

23

designing the Samsung Phones’ applications screens.

24

1. Samsung Documents Corroborate the Existence of Alternative Icon
Designs

25
26

78.

Samsung documents are consistent with my opinion, explained in paragraphs 54

27

through 56 above, that there are many icon design options that do not closely resemble particular

28

iPhone icons or the general style of the iPhone user interface graphics.
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79.

For example, a document titled “2009 GUI Archetype: Summary” explores a

2

variety of icons for contacts/phonebook and music applications. (SAMNDCA10272033-

3

10272067.28) Although the image quality is poor, certain features can be made out, and higher

4
quality images appear in another document, SAMNDCA10272186-225 at SAMNDCA102722145
6

218 (see Figure 30, below). First, the document displays six different contacts, or phonebook

7

icons, including an open notebook displaying a mobile phone, what may be a business card or

8

stylized “Rolodex” card, and an icon of two stylized head-and-shoulders figures.

9

(SAMNDCA10272056.) The document also depicts various possible music icons, including

10
11

icons depicting isolated musical notes, notes in front of a speaker, and a set of headphones.
(SAMNDCA10272060.) These icons are just a subset of a substantial range of alternative icons

12
13

that are not visually similar to the icons on the iPhone Devices.

14
15
16
17

Figure 30

18
19

80.

As another example, an April 2008 document titled “Competitor Analysis: Design

& Layout” presents a variety of icon designs, including a row of design alternatives for

20
21

“Pictures.” (SAMNDCA00228887-933 at SAMNDCA00228900.) Most feature a folder motif,

22

and none of the other icons for “Pictures” resembles Apple’s sunflower image, and the document

23

notes that Apple’s icon for “Photos” “would be difficult for some users (non-Apple users) to

24

understand immediately.” (SAMNDCA00228905.) That comment is consistent with my opinion

25

that the use of an apparent sunflower for a photographs application is an arbitrary choice among a

26
27
28

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For this document and other documents, I have reviewed certified translations of portions of the document. Those
translations have been included in Apple’s Appendix of Certified Translations in Support of Opening Expert Reports
(“Translations App’x”).

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vast number of alternatives.

2
3

81.

Another example is a November 26, 2007 document titled “Moria,: Advanced UX

Strategy for 2009.”29 It describes a user interface theme, including an “icon archetype.”

4
(SAMNDCA00204884-5031 at 00205008-5018.) Using a camera icon as an example, the
5
6

document shows stylistic options for icon design that are very different from any of the icons

7

used in the iPhone Devices, including the camera. (See Figure 31, below.) The icons shown at

8

pages SAMNDCA00205008 through SAMNDCA00205018 represent many stylistic treatments

9

based on several outlined camera shapes. The iconic images range from flat and simple, to

10
11

debossed, to modeled 3D images. They range from monochromatic to colorful, and some of the
most detailed incorporate patterned textures (e.g., wood grain and floral). These are stylistic

12
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Exhibit 10

http://linuxbird.deviantart.com/art/Mockup-MeeGo-handset-260376988

http://www.warungdigital.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/kddi-infobar-a01-android.jpg

http://www.portablegadgets.net/index.php?id=300

http://www.hpsblog.com/2011/02/personalize-your-phone-screen-with.html

http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/windows-mobile-6-5.jpg