Departe de procesul Samsung – Apple din SUA, compania asiatica ii acuza pe cei din Cupertino ca au “ajutat” cativa experti sa isi schimbe marturiile intr-un proces din Australia. Expertii respectivi au analizat brevetele 3G ale Samsung si au ajuns la concluzia ca Apple a incalcat respectivele brevete, insa cei din Cupertino au reusit sa ii convinga sa isi schimbe marturiile. Vorbim despre 3 experti pe care Apple este acuzata ca i-a influentat intr-un mod mai putin propriu, avocatii Samsung spunand ca Apple ar fi organizat o intalnire in care i-ar fi chemat pe acei experti, iar rezultatul acestei intalniri s-a materializat in schimbarea opiniei acestora.
Samsung accused Apple of improperly influencing expert witnesses on Monday, following the amendment of an expert report delivered to the Korean company’s legal team late Sunday night. Samsung counsel Katrina Howard said it was “most inappropriate” for Apple to call a meeting with the experts and ask them to reconsider their opinions, which deal with highly technical details concerning Apple’s alleged violation of Samsung’s patents. Apple counsel Stephen Burley said there were just two changes. The change in opinion by the experts seemed unlikely to cause a major problem in the trial, however. Justice Bennett said it was not unheard of for experts to change their opinion. Samsung would have the opportunity to ask the experts why they changed their minds, she said.
Judecatoarea care prezideaza cazul spune ca asemenea schimbari de opinie nu sunt neobisnuite si ca Samsung poate prezenta contraargumente pentru marturiile expertilor care initial trebuiau sa o sustina. Miscarea celor de la Apple este probabil legala din moment ce judecatoarea nu a dorit sa investigheze modul in care s-a intamplat totul, insa poate afirmatiile celor de la Samsung nu sunt chiar atat de adevarate pe cat sustin ei.
