U.S. Judge Paul S. Grewal recently granted requests from both Apple and
Samsung to add additional products, like the companies’ flagship Galaxy S
III and iPhone 5 handsets, to a [color:9bef=blue !important][color:9bef=blue !important]patent [color:9bef=blue !important]dispute
that is scheduled to begin hearings in 2014. It was noted that the
additions were granted because both companies were “diligent in
amending” their claims during the early stages of the lawsuit according
to Reuters.

The judgment is a part of Apple’s Galaxy Nexus suit, which was
originally filed in February. Apple asserted a number of utility patents
against the [color:9bef=blue !important][color:9bef=blue !important]Samsung [color:9bef=blue !important]smartphone,
a move which was countered by Samsung’s own claims against certain
Apple products. The case is being heard in the same court as the Apple
vs. Samsung patent trial that resulted in a $1.05 billion verdict
against Samsung this past August.

Apple has included Samsung’s Galaxy S III, the [color:9bef=blue !important][color:9bef=blue !important]Galaxy [color:9bef=blue !important]Note 10.1, and the Galaxy Nexus version of Google’s Android 4.1 Jelly Bean operating system. Samsung ended up adding Apple’s latest [color:9bef=blue !important][color:9bef=blue !important]iPhone [color:9bef=blue !important]5
to its countersuit, making good on a previous promise to assert claims
against the handset. In Thursday’s order, Judge Grewal even went as far
as making a special note to warn Apple of opposing future Samsung
amendments to the lawsuit:


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Given the early stage of this litigation and the reasoning of this
order, the court notes that Apple should think twice before opposing
similar amendments reflecting other newly-released products — e.g. the
iPad 4 and iPad mini — that Samsung may propose in the near future.
The case is slated to begin in 2014, with each party asserting eight patent claims against the other.