Samsung Files Lawsuits Against Apple

[cwstjdenobs]

...and the tax payers pay for the trial.

Not in the US. You pay your half of the cost of the courts win or lose.


Yes, but we the tax payers pay the guards, the judges, the transcribers, all of it.


Even in these purely civil cases? I really thought they would re-coup all the costs of running the courts in this sort of cases. It's what I'd do, except the losers would be paying the lot, at a premium, to help subsidise criminal cases, legal aid etc...

Oh and settling out of court after getting everything in motion through the system would = a quite sizeable fine....

QUOTE(ShadowSoldier @ Apr 24 2011, 12:26 AM)
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Nice post... but you fail for one reason: You expect people to actually READ the things they comment on.
This is the internet, there is no place for comments that aren't headline-based, knee-jerk, instant reactions.

Well, that is the American way

QUOTE(FireGrey @ Apr 24 2011, 05:35 AM)

I have now lost my respect for samsung, my respect for apple was never there though...

Counter suing can be seen as a good defensive action rather than a "me too" thing. A lot of companies that don't actually agree with the state of the worlds (not just the US's) patent system hold a lot of the kind they think are bad just for this kind of thing.

 

[ZAFDeltaForce]

I sue you, you sue me, we're a happy family. With the court and the sues and the blaming to be made, I just love all this hate.

Well said indeed

 

[CarbonX13]

Never had respect for any of these companies. I'll just sit back and laugh at all the cash getting thrown around.