On Samsung’s eDiscovery Costs

Apple and Samsung’s courtroom patent battles have been well-covered in the media, but it’s less well-known that the companies spent tens of millions of dollars on the eDiscovery in these cases.

In a blog post earlier this week, Logikull, a cloud-based eDiscovery vendor, noticed that Samsung in 2014 reported at least $13.1 million in eDiscovery costs in its second trial. Moreover, it recovered only two percent of this amount, $262,000.

In the case, Apple asserted Samsung infringed on five of its patents, including its signature slide to unlock feature, while Samsung accused Apple of infringing two of its patents, including remote video transmission. Because Samsung prevailed on one of ...