Mealey's (October 13, 2017, 12:18 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — In an Oct. 4 amicus curiae brief, the U.S. government recommended that the U.S. Supreme Court deny Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.’s petition for certiorari in its dispute over smartphone technology patents with Apple Inc., arguing that an appeals court judgment affirming a verdict and judgment were properly reached and present no questions of law meriting high court review (Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., et al. v. Apple Inc., No. 16-1102, U.S. Sup.)....