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Representative of the general public in US. Won't you say?

• davej 14y ago
  Yes. The argument being that for a highly technical issue it should be decided by a panel of experts, not the general public.
  • taligent 14y ago
    Except that it's NOT a highly technical issue. It's mainly a trade dress and UI look & feel issue. So the general public are absolutely the right people.
    • esolyt 14y ago
      The case also covers some extremely technical patents.
      • taligent 14y ago
        True but it isn't central to the case. The Samsung counterclaims really centered around the patent exhaustion issue. If the jury found that it did not apply in this case Apple would clearly have infringed.
  • enraged_camel 14y ago
    Nonsense. The issue in question was that Samsung copied Apple's design in an effort to fool regular customers into thinking they were buying Apple products. As such, it makes perfect sense to have the jury consist of those regular people.
  • waqf 14y ago
    You mean, like how patent applications are reviewed by government experts before a patent is granted?