Apple Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. et al
Filing
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EXHIBITS re #943 Declaration in Support,, Exhibits to Arnold Declaration (Exhibit 29) filed bySamsung Electronics America, Inc., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC. (Attachments: #1 Ex. 34, #2 Ex. 35, #3 Ex. 53, #4 Ex. 62, #5 Ex. 70, #6 Ex. 83)(Related document(s) #943 ) (Maroulis, Victoria) (Filed on 5/18/2012)
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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,
Plaintiff,
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v.
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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EXPERT REPORT OF HAL PORET
CASE NO. 11-CV-01846 LHK
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Case No.
11-cv-01846-LHK
EXPERT REPORT OF HAL PORET
IN MATTER OF APPLE INC. V.
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO.,
LTD. ET AL.
SURVEY TO MEASURE WHETHER
THE TRADE DRESS OF THE
iPHONE AND iPAD HAVE
ACQUIRED SECONDARY
MEANING
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These Controls enabled the survey to measure the noise level for each of the Test
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Cells – i.e., the tendency to generally associate the concept or functionality of tablet computers
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with Apple or to name Apple for any other reasons aside from recognition of the specific iPad
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trade dress. Accordingly, any difference between the Test and Control Cell results cannot be
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attributed to the survey questions, the functionality of the iPad, general associations of tablet
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computers with Apple or other forms of survey noise.
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IV.
SUMMARY OF KEY FINDINGS
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A.
iPHONE SURVEY
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The survey data was analyzed based on each of two universes. First, the data was
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analyzed based on the proper universe for assessing secondary meaning, defined as consumers
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who have purchased a mobile phone in the past 12 months or are likely to do so in the next 12
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months (314 Test Cell respondents and 164 Control cell respondents). In order to get a sense of
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the level of recognition of the iPhone trade dress among a broader set of consumers, the data was
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also analyzed among all respondents (582 Test Cell and 299 Control Cell), which includes both
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the universe for secondary meaning and additional respondents who do not meet the above
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criteria but who own a mobile phone that they purchased more than a year ago or that was
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purchased for them.
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Within the core secondary meaning universe of consumers who have purchased a
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mobile phone in the past 12 months or are likely to do so in the next 12 months, the Test Cells
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secondary meaning level was in the range of 64.3% to 70.4%. In the Control Cells, the noise
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level was in the range of 3.7% to 6.7%. Accordingly, the net secondary meaning level was in the
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range of 60.6% to 63.7%. These results demonstrate that the iPhone Trade Dress has acquired
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secondary meaning. Among all respondents in the Test Cells, the rate of single source association
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was in the range of 54.5% to 61.5% and a total of 69.6% gave answers indicating awareness or
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recognition of the iPhone trade dress. In the Control Cells, the rate of single source association
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was in the range of 4.3% to 7.0% and a total of 10.4% mentioned Apple or the iPhone.
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Accordingly, the net rate of awareness or recognition of the iPhone Trade dress was 59.2%.
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iPAD SURVEY
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The survey data was analyzed separately for the Cells where the image shown
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consisted of a head-on view of the iPad (or control) and the Cells where the image shown
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consisted of an angled view of the iPad 2 (or control) with the button visible at the bottom of the
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tablet. Within the former (head-on) Cells, the universe consisted only of those who had
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purchased a tablet computer in the past 12 months or were likely to purchase one in the next 12
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months or currently owned a tablet. Within the latter (angled) Cells, the data was also analyzed
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based on two universes: (a) the relevant universe for secondary meaning — consumers who have
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purchased a tablet computer in the past 12 months or are likely to do so in the next 12 months;
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and (b) all respondents (including the additional respondents who do not meet the above criteria
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but have purchased a mobile phone or notebook computer in the past 12 months or were likely to
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do so in the next 12 months.)
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1) For Cells 1 and 2 (head-on view of iPad), the secondary meaning level was in the range of
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55% to 57.3%. In the corresponding Control Cell (Cell 3), the noise level was 17%.
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Accordingly, the net secondary meaning level was in the range of 38% to 40.3%.
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2) For Cells 4 and 5 (angled view of iPad), within the secondary meaning universe
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(consumers who have purchased a tablet computer in the past 12 months or were likely to
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do so in the next 12 months), the Test Cells secondary meaning level was in the range of
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74.3% to 75.2%. In the corresponding Control Cells (Cells 6 and 7), the noise level was
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in the range of 9.9% to 10.8%. Accordingly, the net secondary meaning level was 64.4%.
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3) The results for both sets of Cells (viewed either separately or together) demonstrate that
the iPad Trade Dress has acquired secondary meaning.
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4) Among all respondents in Cells 4 and 5, the rate of single source association was in the
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range of 70.5% to 71.2%. In the corresponding Control Cells (Cells 6 and 7), the noise
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level was in the range of 11.2% to 11.5%. Accordingly, the net result for single source
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association was in the range of 59.3% to 59.7%.
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See Detailed Findings section below for additional information on results. The full data will be
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METHODOLOGY
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THE RELEVANT UNIVERSE OF INTEREST
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iPHONE SURVEY
The relevant universe for the iPhone survey was defined to be actual and
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prospective purchasers of mobile phones age 16 or older. The specific screening questions used
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to sample among the relevant universe asked respondents which, if any, of a variety of devices
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(presented in rotated order) they currently own, have purchased in the past twelve months, or are
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likely to purchase in the next twelve months. The following answer choices were given:
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Gaming system
Digital camera
Desktop computer
Notebook computer
Tablet computer
MP3 player
Mobile phone (including smartphones)
Microwave oven
Respondents who indicated they have purchased a mobile phone (including
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smartphones) in the past 12 months or are likely to purchase a mobile phone in the next 12
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months were considered the core relevant universe for secondary meaning and qualified to take
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the survey. Although the typical standard is to accept only reasonably recent and likely future
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purchasers, the survey also accepted respondents who currently own a mobile phone, even if it
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was not one that they purchased within the past 12 months. Such respondents were permitted to
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take the survey to get a sense of the awareness/recognition level of the iPhone among a broader
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set of consumers than the secondary meaning universe.
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In sum, the relevant universe for secondary meaning was defined as those who
have purchased a mobile phone in the past 12 months or are likely to purchase a mobile phone in
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A column has been added to the Excel sheet containing the data which shows how each respondent was
coded. A key is also provided explaining the codes. A blank in the “Code” column means no answer was
given indicating any association with Apple.
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