Deliberations in the latest Apple vs. Samsung patent infringement trial started April 29 in San Jose, Calif. Apple likely brought the new case even after it prevailed in a previous court battle against Samsung in 2012 in large part because the most important software patent in the trial was overturned afterward by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and an injunction against Samsung to stop it from using the technology that Apple claimed violated its patents was denied prior, and subsequent, to an appeal by Samsung.

Although a court agreed with Apple in 2012 that their iPhone and iPad were "duplicated" in some significant respects by Samsung's designs in its own devices, SamMobile reports that Samsung has not paid Apple a single cent up to today that may require a third trial for Apple to receive payment for damages. Even the present trial does not seem to work in favor of Apple, as Samsung's operations will not be greatly affected in any way even if the jury and judge take sides with Apple.

In this case, Apple is instead suing Samsung on five software patents; two of these are initially Macintosh, which are not related patents for the iPhone. Because aspects of the Android operating system (created by Google, not Samsung), Google has provided expert witnesses to assist Samsung in their defense and have reportedly offered to pay for part of Samsung's legal fees and potentially part of the damages they owe to Apple.

Apple previously got no support from any renowned experts; some went to so far as to call the patent infringement claims absurd. However, because juries and judges are rarely experts in the topics required to well understand the underpinnings of these infringement claims, it is anyone's guess in what direction they will rule in this case.