Judge denies Apple’s request to hurry up its suit against Samsung

Apple’s lawyers in its lawsuit against Samsung are an impatient bunch. First, they asked the court for an accelerated discovery process in order that they could get their hands on Sammy’s forthcoming products ASAP. Then they filed a motion to trim the time until trial and asked for an order shortening the time to file the briefs for that motion. Yesterday, the court told Apple to slow its roll by denying its request to compress the briefing schedule. In doing so, the judge cited Apple’s knowledge of Samsung’s alleged infringement for greater than a year and the very fact it engaged in license negotiations with the Korean company during that point — which the court thinks undermines Jobs and Co.’s argument that they will suffer substantial harm with out a hurried hearing schedule. It is a minor ruling within the grand scheme of items, nevertheless it indicates that Apple’s cries to condense the time until trial may fall upon deaf judicial ears. Looks as if the folk in Cupertino could have to search to the ITC in the event that they want the rocket docket treatment.

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