Apple has failed to keep quotes made by former CEO Steve Jobs out of its trial against Motorola, reports Reuters.
In a patent trial scheduled to begin in Chicago later month, Apple requested that quotes from Walter Isaacson's biography be kept out.
"To avoid any potential prejudice to Apple if Motorola attempts to use the book to appeal to the jury's passion," the filing says, "Apple asks that the court prevent any reference to the Jobs book during the trial."
In a brief order filed on Thursday, Chicago federal judge Richard Posner rejected Apple's request without explanation.
"Our lawsuit is saying, 'Google, you fucking ripped off the iPhone, wholesale ripped us off,'" Jobs told Isaacson in the book. "Grand theft."
"I'm willing to go to thermonuclear war on this," added Jobs.
Posner also forbade Apple from arguing that jurors should be predisposed to favor Apple over Motorola if they like Apple products, or admire Jobs, notes the site.
"I forbid Apple to insinuate to the jury that this case is a popularity contest," Posner wrote.
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James - June 4, 2012 at 4:24am
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jack - June 3, 2012 at 7:53am
ripped them off?
what about Palm
u didnt see them crying when apple ripped them off big time
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ratGT - June 3, 2012 at 11:00am
iOS, while recognized worldwide as being the first of its kind in 2007 and setting the standards for the mobile OSs to follow, in what aspects did Apple copy Palm?!? And if you're going to go all the way back to the 90s Palm to prove to me that you're right, then I'll oppose that with Palm's predecessor, Apple's "Newton". Get your facts right son before making references to history of electronics/ computers!...
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