According to Apple, Samsung has copied the iPad and iPhone with its line of tablets such as the Samsung Galaxy devices which operate on the Android platform. Outcome of the legal battle is expected to change the way patent system works in the technology industry with the court expected to clarify the issue at a period of time where injunctions in patent cases has become a huge debate in the lower courts. This could also give the Supreme Court a chance to revisit the question of patent law for the first time in almost 20 years.