Samsung requests iPhone 4S source code
Following a host of ongoing lawsuits, Samsung has now requested access to the source code of the iPhone 4S. The South Korean technology giant also asked for details on Apple’s subsidy agreements with Australian carriers Vodafone, Optus and Telstra.
Apple believes that Samsung has no need to access any of this information, but Samsung lawyers disagree, arguing that there are fewer subsidies available for Samsung products if subsidies are given for the iPhone 4S.
Samsung lawyers also argue that the source code may be important in proving that Apple is infringing on Samsung patents.
“Based on the accompanying firmware, [an expert] can tell how the chips are working in the phones,” explained Samsung general counsel Cynthia Cochrane to the court. “To form a final view on whether patent 621 is infringed, [an expert] needs to see the documents that set out the source code for that firmware.”
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