T-Mobile, Verizon cleared to speak in Apple case
Both the amicus briefs of T-Mobile and Verizon have been approved by the Northern District of California court handling Apple's main lawsuit against Samsung. The agreement doesn't amount to an agreement with their points of view but will take the carriers' input into consideration. Apple has requested that it reply to the two companies by October 6.
T-Mobile still faced a partial loss. Judge Lucy Koh, overseeing the case, denied a request from T-Mobile to speak at the hearing. Few if any third parties get to present in person for an amicus brief.
Either carrier has filed the briefs in the view that a preliminary ban on certain Samsung phones would materially hurt their sales without an easy alternative. Verizon's brief focused only on concerns over software patents and is unofficially though of as a symbolic gesture to placate Google and Samsung without alienating Apple.
T-Mobile's may be more sincere opposed owing to its sheer dependence on Android for its smartphone sales. It doesn't have an iPhone deal this year and might not at all unless AT&T overcomes a DOJ lawsuit and successfully clears its merger. Its own brief, in addition to requesting an in-person appearance, objected to design-related patent bans along with software. [via Florian Mueller]
By Electronista Staff
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