Samsung Menuntut Untuk Melihat Generasi Berikutnya dari iPhone dan iPad

Menurut situs This is my Next, setelah hakim memutuskan bahwa pengadilan memberi hak kepada Apple untuk dapat melihat perangkat Android Samsung yang belum dirilis, Samsung telah menyerang balik dengan tuntutan serupa agar bisa melihat perangkt milik Apple yang akan datang seperti generasi berikutnya dari iPhone (yang mungkin akan bernama iPhone 4S/iPhone 5) dan generasi berikutnya dari iPad (yang mungkin akan bernama iPad 3). Tentu saja, bagian dari keputusan hakim didasarkan pada bahwasanya Samsung telah menampilkan atau memberikan perangkat yang akan mereka rilis kepada media dan pengembang, dan Apple sama sekali tidak menampilkan atau menyebutkan satu katapun tentang produk mereka ke publik sampai Steve Jobs atau eksekutif lainnya memperkenalkannya di panggung.

• Samsung’s asking for a court order requiring Apple to produce “the final, commercial versions” of the next-generation iPhone and iPad and their respective packaging by June 13, 2011, so it can evaluate whether there’ll be confusion between Samsung and Apple’s future products. If the final versions aren’t available, Samsung wants “the most current version of each to be produced instead.”
• Samsung doesn’t actually know Apple is planning to release a new iPhone or iPad; the motion is based on “internet reports” and “Apple’s past practice.” Obviously this is a critical difference between Apple’s request and Samsung’s — Samsung had already disclosed its new products, and Apple didn’t ask for anything that wasn’t already announced.
• Samsung says it has to see the next-gen iPhone and iPad because it believes those are the products that will actually be on the market against future Samsung devices, so it has to be prepared for Apple’s potential motion for a preliminary injunction. That’s kind of a stretch: Apple can’t really file for a preliminary injunction based on potential confusion with unannounced, unreleased products, so Apple’s lawyers will almost certainly focus on confusion with the company’s existing products.
• Indeed, Apple told Samsung on May 23 that any potential motion for a preliminary injunction “would be based on products Apple currently has in the market.”
• Samsung says that doesn’t matter because Apple tends to discontinue previous products when it launches new ones, and it has to be prepared for what might be in the market when and if Apple actually files its motion. This is also a bit strange, since Apple kept both the iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS on the market after launching new models. You can bet Apple will point that out.
• Samsung’s also promised to abide by the same rules as Apple — only its lawyers will get to see anything Apple produces, not anyone at Samsung. (Or us, unfortunately.)
• Lastly, Samsung says “fundamental fairness” requires Apple to give up its future products, since Samsung had to do the same. Tellingly, Samsung doesn’t reference any precedent or law to bolster this line of argument — it’s basically just asking the court to be nice.

Rupanya Apple dan Samsung telah bernegosiasi selama satu tahun dan tidak bisa mencapai kesepakatan sebelum Apple meluncurkan gugatan mereka atas pelanggaran karena kesamaan produk, dan belum ada pembicaraan sejak saat itu. Jadi sebenarnya Samsung saat ini juga berusaha untuk mendapatkan beberapa pengungkapan dari Apple. Apakah bekerja atau tidak, ini akan terus berlanjut dan menjadi proses panjang yang berlarut-larut.