Status of Apple v. Samsung Settlement Talks

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The document discusses an ongoing patent dispute between Apple and Samsung regarding smartphones and tablets. It provides an update on settlement negotiations between the two companies through a mediator.

Apple CEO Tim Cook and other executives met with Samsung executives during a full-day mediation session in early February. However, the parties did not reach an agreement.

Since the mediation, representatives from Apple and Samsung have each spoken with the mediator numerous times by phone to continue negotiations.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION APPLE INC., a California corporation, Plaintiff, CASE NO. 5:12-cv-00630-LHK v. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., a Korean corporation; SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC., a New York corporation; and SAMSUNG TELECOMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Defendants. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., a Korean corporation; SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC., a New York corporation, and SAMSUNG TELECOMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Counterclaim-Plaintiffs, v. APPLE INC., a California corporation, CounterclaimDefendant. JOINT REPORT RE: STATUS OF SETTLEMENT DISCUSSIONS

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Pursuant to the Courts February 18, 2014 Order (Docket No. 1275), the parties submit this report regarding the status of the settlement discussions referenced in their Joint Proposal Regarding Pre-March 2014 Settlement Discussions, filed in Case No. 11-1846 (Docket No.

The parties attended a full-day negotiation session with the mediator during the first week in February. In attendance for Apple were Tim Cook, Chief Executive Officer; Bruce Sewell, Senior Vice President and General Counsel; Noreen Krall, Vice President and Chief Litigation

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Counsel; and BJ Watrous, Vice President and Chief IP Counsel. In attendance for Samsung were JK Shin, CEO IT and Mobile Communications, Dr. Seung-Ho Ahn, Head of IP Center, SEC, Ken Korea, VP & Head of IP Center, U.S., HK Park, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, Mobile Communications, Injung Lee, Senior Vice President & Head of Licensing, and James Kwak, Vice President & Head of Licensing for Mobile Communications. The parties did not reach an agreement at that session. Since that session, one or more of the foregoing party representatives has spoken with the mediator numerous times in order to progress the settlement efforts. For example, Apple representatives held telephonic conference calls with the mediator more than six times after the

with the mediator more than four times after the mediation. Notwithstanding these efforts, the mediators settlement proposal to the parties was unsuccessful. Parties remain willing to work through the mediator jointly selected by the parties.

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Dated: February 21, 2014 By: /s/ Mark D. Selwyn Attorney for Plaintiff and CounterclaimDefendant APPLE INC. Josh A. Krevitt (CA SBN 208552) jkrevitt@gibsondunn.com H. Mark Lyon (CA SBN 162061) mlyon@gibsondunn.com GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP 1881 Page Mill Road Palo Alto, CA 94304-1211 Telephone: (650) 849-5300 Facsimile: (650) 849-5333 Harold J. McElhinny (CA SBN 66781) hmcelhinny@mofo.com Jack W. Londen (CA SBN 85776) jlonden@mofo.com Rachel Krevans (CA SBN 116421) rkrevans@mofo.com Ruth N. Borenstein (CA SBN 133797) rborenstein@mofo.com Erik J. Olson (CA SBN 175815) ejolson@mofo.com MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP 425 Market Street San Francisco, California 94105-2482 Telephone: (415) 268-7000 Facsimile: (415) 268-7522 William F. Lee (pro hac vice) William.lee@wilmerhale.com WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND DORR LLP 60 State Street Boston, Massachusetts 02109 Telephone: (617) 526-6000 Facsimile: (617) 526-5000 Mark D. Selwyn (CA SBN 244180) mark.selwyn@wilmerhale.com WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND DORR LLP 950 Page Mill Road Palo Alto, CA 94304 Telephone: (650) 858-6000 Facsimile: (650) 858-6100 2
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By: /s/ Victoria F. Maroulis Attorney for Defendants and Counterclaim-Plaintiff SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC., AND SAMSUNG TELECOMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC Charles K. Verhoeven (Bar No. 170151) charlesverhoeven@quinnemanuel.com Kevin A. Smith (Bar No. 250814) kevinsmith@quinnemanuel.com QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN LLP 50 California Street, 22nd Floor San Francisco, California 94111 Telephone: (415) 875-6600 Facsimile: (415) 875-6700 Kevin P.B. Johnson (Bar No. 177129 (CA); 2542082 (NY)) kevinjohnson@quinnemanuel.com Victoria F. Maroulis (Bar No. 202603) victoriamaroulis@quinnemanuel.com QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN LLP 555 Twin Dolphin Drive, 5th Floor Redwood Shores, California 94065 Telephone: (650) 801-5000 Facsimile: (650) 801-5100 William C. Price (Bar No. 108542) williamprice@quinnemanuel.com QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN LLP 865 South Figueroa Street, 10th Floor Los Angeles, California 90017-2543 Telephone: (213) 443-3000 Facsimile: (213) 443-3100

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ATTESTATION OF E-FILED SIGNATURES I, Mark D. Selwyn, am the ECF user whose ID and password are being used to file this Notice. In compliance with Local Rule 5-1(i)(3), I hereby attest that Victoria F. Maroulis has concurred in this filing.

Dated: February 21, 2014

/s/ Mark D. Selwyn Mark D. Selwyn

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the above and foregoing document has been served on February 21, 2014 to all counsel of record who are deemed to have consented to electronic service via the Courts ECF system per Civil Local Rule 5-1. /s/ Mark D. Selwyn Mark D. Selwyn

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