Samsung v. Apple Amicus Brief - Required Reading For Designers
After years of arguments, the Samsung v. Apple case has finally reached the U.S. Supreme Court. At stake is hundreds of millions of dollars awarded to Apple by lower courts over Samsung's alleged theft of the iPhone's patented design features. Now, over 100 designers and educators have filed an amicus brief, coming out in support of Apple's stance that Samsung should be forced to give up all of its profits from iPhone-infringing designs.
5 August 2016
| Lacey Glave
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Fast Co.Design
After years of arguments, the Samsung v. Apple case has finally reached the U.S. Supreme Court. At stake is hundreds of millions of dollars awarded to Apple by lower courts over Samsung's alleged theft of the iPhone's patented design features.
Now, over 100 designers and educators have filed an amicus brief, coming out in support of Apple's stance that Samsung should be forced to give up all of its profits from iPhone-infringing designs.
An amicus brief is a document - one of many such briefs filed in every Supreme Court case - that presents relevant information to the Justices, who may not be experts in the given subject.
So far, 18 of these briefs have been filed in the Samsung v. Apple case, with some coming out in support of Apple, some of Samsung, and some for neither party.
The new brief, filed last week, is a veritable who's who of designers and design-thinkers, signed by the likes of Dieter Rams, Norman Foster, Robert Brunner, Alexander Wang, Paula Scher, Jasper Morrison, and many more.
Even for those already informed about the importance of design to business, it's an entertaining read. But for those who are new to the subject, it could very well serve as a syllabus for Industrial Design 101.
Now, over 100 designers and educators have filed an amicus brief, coming out in support of Apple's stance that Samsung should be forced to give up all of its profits from iPhone-infringing designs.
An amicus brief is a document - one of many such briefs filed in every Supreme Court case - that presents relevant information to the Justices, who may not be experts in the given subject.
So far, 18 of these briefs have been filed in the Samsung v. Apple case, with some coming out in support of Apple, some of Samsung, and some for neither party.
The new brief, filed last week, is a veritable who's who of designers and design-thinkers, signed by the likes of Dieter Rams, Norman Foster, Robert Brunner, Alexander Wang, Paula Scher, Jasper Morrison, and many more.
Even for those already informed about the importance of design to business, it's an entertaining read. But for those who are new to the subject, it could very well serve as a syllabus for Industrial Design 101.
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