Samsung andApple's patent battle in the Australian Federal Court now hinges on whether Samsung executives were privy to highly confidential information which was improperly released in the US.Federal Court justice Annabelle Bennett today ordered Samsung to find out whether two key witnesses received highly sensitive information through an FTP link to damages expert, Professor David J. Teece's report. The report included key terms of each of Apple's four license agreements.The case centres on Samsung and Apple's willingness to negotiate on royalties and licensing fees for the technology that allows phones to conduct multiple tasks including taking calls while uploading photos to the internet.Samsung previously sued Apple claiming the iPhone manufacturer was infringing on its three patents regarding 3G data transmission.This suit followed Apple's initial claim that Samsung stole i
