Apple CEO, Tim Cook, and Samsung CEO, Oh-Hyun Kwon, have both agreed to attend a mediation session by February 19, about one month before the two are scheduled to return to the courtroom for yet another round of patent litigation. According to a court filing originally spotted by Reuters, Cook and Kwon will meet with in-house lawyers to discuss a possible out-of-court resolution before the second California patent trial between the two begins in March. This high level mediation is an offshoot of a January 6 conference in which the Apple and Samsung counsel met to “discuss settlement opportunities.”
The recent notice mentioned the following regarding the matter:
Pursuant to this Court's November 13, 2013 Order that the Parties submit a proposal regarding settlement discussions before the March 2014 trial, Apple and Samsung jointly submit this Notice that the parties have agreed to the following:
- Senior legal executives from Apple and Samsung legal met in person on Monday, January 6, 2014 to discuss settlement opportunities;
- The parties agreed upon a mediator who has experience mediating high profile disputes. Mediation will take place by or before February 19, 2014;
- Each party's Chief Executive Officer and 3-4 in-house counsel will attend the mediation;
- No outside counsel will attend the mediation.
The second case is slated to begin in March 31. We’ll have to be patient to see what results the session will bring.
Source: Reuters
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