As the legal battles between Apple and Samsung continue, the Korean electronics giant is seeking depositions from a number of Apple designers behind the company’s revolutionary iPhone, including its Senior Vice President of Industrial Design, Jony Ive.
The team was initially scheduled to submit their depositions by November 1, but the deadline was extended last month when Samsung revealed that its witness would be unavailable before that date, according to AppleInsider. The deadline has now been shifted to December 1, with the depositions will be used in a trial expected to begin on July 30, 2012.
Jony Ive is undoubtedly Apple’s most famous designer, credited with transforming the look of company’s iconic computers and mobile devices, with over 200 patents to his name shared with the company’s former CEO Steve Jobs. Ive shared a close relationship with Steve before he passed away, and is now rumored to be the most powerful man inside the company short of Tim Cook, with no true boss. However, he isn’t Samsung’s only target.
In addition to Ive, designers taking part in the depositions include Christopher Stringer, a designer part of the original iPod; industrial designer Shin Nishibori; and Doug Satzger, who worked with Apple for 12 years before leaving in 2008.
Killian Bell is a freelance writer based in the U.K. He has an interest in all things tech and also covers Android over at CultofAndroid.com. You can follow him on Twitter via @killianbell.
9 responses to “Samsung Seeks Depositions From Jony Ive and Other iPhone Designers”
I always disliked the samsung, BUT NOW I will never buy anything from their products!
guess no apple products for you. They all have Samsung made parts in them. ;)
guess no apple products for you. They all have Samsung made parts in them. ;)
I’d be more interested to hear what Samsung’s designers have to say for themselves, in fact I’d love to see how they ‘developed’ products… ahem.
You can bet that Apple will file a motion that Samsung can’t ask about any upcoming products or product plans and that will kill half the questions.