SAN JOSE, Calif. — Apple said a federal judge should rule its phone patents were infringed by Samsung after a lawyer for the Korean manufacturer publicly released evidence the judge had excluded from trial.
Apple, in a filing Thursday with U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh, said Tuesday’s release was designed to convey to jurors, through the media, arguments rebutting Apple’s central allegations that Samsung copied the iPhone and iPad. The move was “bad faith litigation misconduct” meant to prejudice the jury, Apple said.
“Apple requests that the court issue sanctions granting judgment that Apple’s asserted phone-design patent claims are valid and infringed by Samsung,” according to the filing.
Samsung, in a filing Thursday, said Apple’s request should be rejected because it’s ” frivolous at every level,” and because Samsung’s release was protected free speech.
The evidence fight between the companies is being conducted without the jury, which Tuesday heard opening arguments.
Apple seeks $2.5 billion for its claims that Samsung infringed patents covering designs and technology for mobile devices. Samsung countersued and will present claims that Apple is infringing two patents covering mobile-technology standards and three utility patents.
John Quinn, the Samsung attorney who approved the release
, said to the court that it was done in response to a request from members of the media and the information was already in public court filings made by Samsung or Apple and wasn’t intended to prejudice the jury.
