What's more, the relationship between Apple and Samsung is very different from the one between Google and Oracle.

"Samsung is one of Apple's biggest suppliers and it's almost necessary for the delivery of iPhones," explains Adam L.K. Philipp, an attorney with in Seattle. "So the companies are highly motivated to come to a mutually bearable resolution to this."

In addition, although the negotiation sessions next week are court ordered, Philipp believes both sides wanted them. Having the court order the sit-down between the CEOs was a "face saving measure," for the companies, he contended.

"They wanted to sit down and have negotiations and so they agreed to have the judge order them to sit down and have negotiations, he asserted.

He predicted, "They're going to come up with some type of settlement and some business understanding that's going to allow both of them to go forward without appearing to have lost."