As an Apple 22-year-old employee, Richard Howarth was the owner of several patents infringed by Samsung. He stressed that Apple still hopes that the court can maintain the previous one billion US dollars in compensation: 'They not only stole our iconic designs, Even complacently, 'We are actually very cool'. This is the result of our labor at the expense of family time, missed birthdays, and tireless work. You can imagine how frustrated we see Samsung phones.
Howarth also stated that Apple has made countless efforts for the design of the first generation of the iPhone. There are only a few hundred prototypes that have been designed: 'There are octagonal border designs, and others have rounded corners on the left and right edges only. Some programs are light grey and positive... but in the end we chose a design that looks trivial. It looks very flat, but it is the easiest solution to understand, because the user’s hand moves with certainty and the idea in his head is Synchronous. '
Samsung argued in court that the compensation should only be calculated for the infringing portion. It cannot be said that the entire mobile phone was the result of plagiarism. However, Howarth emphasized: 'This smart phone is a creative, this is an integral whole, you You can't just point to a small part of it and say we just need to protect this.
At the same time, Samsung also questioned whether Apple is also researching and referring to your friends' mobile phones. Apple Vice President Joswiak retorted that 'We do open up competitors' mobile phones and study them, but we will never copy their features and designs. This is The difference between the right and wrong practices. '
And Apple also said that Apple and other manufacturers have completely different ways of designing their internal structures. Most manufacturers just buy the best components and then try to plug these components into the airframe. Apple was designed from the very beginning. All of the internal structures are good, and then go to customize the components that fit these structures. Tony Blevins, Vice President of Apple's Purchasing, stressed that he had spent two weeks and a half in the supplier's factory to find a vibration motor for the iPhone.