Samsung v. Apple (Smartphone Patent Wars)

How will the Supreme Court rule on a high-stakes patent law case? Professor Greg Dolin of the University of Baltimore School of Law weighs in on this $1B lawsuit between Samsung and Apple, a patent war that has been fought in courtrooms around the world which may finally be settled by the Supreme Court in what is being called the patent trial of the century. Oral argument is October 11, 2016. Learn more about Prof. Dolin: http://law.ubalt.edu/faculty/profiles/dolin.cfm As always, the Federalist Society takes no position on particular legal or public policy issues; all expressions of opinion are those of the speaker. Related Links: SCOTUSblog coverage http://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/samsung-electronics-co-v-apple/ Apple v. Samsung: The Patent Trial of the Century http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10000872396390443295404577543221814648592 Apple vs Samsung has a date with the Supreme Court http://bgr.com/2016/07/14/apple-samsung-lawsuit-2016-supreme-court/ Apple v. Samsung case shows the difficulty of protecting designs https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2015/05/18/apple-v-samsung-case-shows-the-difficulty-of-protecting-designs/ The Apple Chronicles http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/12/opinion/nocera-the-apple-chronicles.html?_r=0 Samsung wins appeal in $120M patent fight with Apple http://fortune.com/2016/02/26/apple-samsung-patent-appeal/ Facebook, Google, Dell, HP, eBay back Samsung in patent war with Apple https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jul/21/facebook-google-dell-hp-ebay-samsung-apple