It begins on Monday, July 30, with jury selection. Both sides expect to jump right into their opening arguments once 10 jurors have been selected from a pool of 75 people. Judge Koh is giving each side 25 hours to argue their case and has scheduled the case on 18 days running through August and into early September. It's not clear if all the time will be needed.

Good question. Each side has an army of attorneys. Previous filings have shown that partners at Morrison Foerster, which is representing Apple, are charging an average rate of $582 per hour and those at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, for Samsung, are charging $821 per hour. The entire case is sure to cost millions of dollars in legal fees, and it will also cost the taxpayer for the court's time.

Yes. Even Judge Koh admitted she would "celebrate" if the two sides manage to come to an agreement before Monday. It's still possible, but Reuters reported the two sides held high-level talks recently and failed to get close to an agreement.