Judge to Apple and Samsung: So How Does All This End?

The federal judge overseeing the Apple-Samsung case asked a question last week that is clearly on everyone’s mind. When will all of this mobile patent warfare come to an end? Unfortunately, the responses that she and the rest of us got back indicate that the answer is probably no time soon.

For her part, Judge Lucy Koh urged the parties to rethink their combative approach. “I’ve said this all along,” Judge Koh said during the hearing. “I think it is time for global peace.” She made a similar suggestion at the end of the trial, also to no avail. With no real alternative, Judge Koh is working on deciding various post-trial motions and getting things set up for the inevitable appeal. However, she said a settlement would be better.