Following HTC’s recent settlement with Apple late last week, Samsung has gone on record stating they have no intention of negotiating with the Cupertino, CA company. This news comes from Samsung’s Mobile Chief, J.K. Shin, who told the Yonhap News Agency that the company will bank on a legal resolution instead of an out-of-court settlement. The HTC… Read more
Well it looks like the there is no end to the drama between Samsung and Apple. Months following the precedent setting trial this past summer, reports out of South Korea indicate that Samsung has thrown a new twist into their relationship with Apple. Just yesterday, Chosun Ilbo reported that Samsung raised the price that it charges Apple for mobile… Read more
Well it appears the drama between Apple and Samsung has certainly becoming more intriguing. According to a new report from FOSS Patents - a court filing from Samsung has revealed that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued a preliminary decision ruling that Apple’s “rubber banding” patent, that was a key part of the $1 billion… Read more
Over the last year, the relationship between tech behemoths Apple and Samsung, has certainly seen significant strain. For years the two companies benefitted from mutual profit gains - mostly due to Apple’s wildly successful iPhone. Despite being fierce competitors in the smartphone/tablet market, Samsung shared an interest in Apple’s success as… Read more
In the latest legal suit between the Apple and Samsung, a Tokyo court has ruled in favor of Apple stating that the Cupertino, CA did not infringe upon 2 Samsung patents wiith its iPhone 4 and 4S models. According to The Asahi Shimbun, a decision on September 14th found Apple had not violated a patent related to app downloads, rather that Samsung… Read more
It appears Apple remains diligent in trying to leverage legal action to “protect” everything and anything impacting their brand. Of course, by now, the world is aware of Apple’s recent victory over Samsung in the US on patent infringement. News of additional lawsuits internationally have also been reported proving this is a massive effort by Apple on a… Read more
Yesterday, we reported that a U.S. Federal Appeals Court overturned the injunction on Samsung’s Galaxy Nexus. The injunction originally stemmed from Apple’s claim the device infringed upon several of their mobile patents. Well earlier this morning, Samsung released a statement via its Samsung Tomorrow blog responding to the new ruling to lift the sales… Read more
According to Reuters, U.S. appeals court overturned a preliminary injunction banning the sale of Samsung Electronics Co Ltd’s Galaxy Nexus smartphone that was awarded to Apple in the patent lawsuit between the two companies this past summer. As you may remember, we originally reported how Google had pulled the devices from the Play Store for a… Read more
Earlier this year in August, a 9 person jury concluded that Samsung had infringed upon multiple design and software patents of Apple. This trial was the main event of the year for the mobile industry as the two titans faced off in a battle of epic proportions. Ultimately the verdict awarded the Cupertino-based company $1.051 billion in damages…. Read more
Despite the continued injunction motions and appeal requests following the Apple vs. Samsung high profile case, additional information continues to be leaked out that reveals new aspects that hadn’t been brought to light during the trial. According to recently-filed court documents, Apple tried to offer Samsung a cross-licensing deal involving 3G/UMTS… Read more
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