Lawsuits

Samsung unwilling to settle lawsuits with Apple

Hopes that Samsung and Apple could settle their legal battles out of court appear to have been dashed. Speaking to Korea’s Yonhap News Agency, J.K. Shin, President and Head of IT & Mobile Communications Division, said that Samsung would look to a legal resolution rather than a settlement. “We don’t intend to (negotiate) at all,” he explained, apparently leaving little […]

HTC and Apple settle lawsuits with new licensing agreement

HTC and Apple yesterday announced that they have agreed to dismiss all current lawsuits and enter into a new licensing agreement. It will span 10 years and extend to current and future patents held by both parties. “HTC is pleased to have resolved its dispute with Apple, so HTC can focus on innovation instead of litigation,” said Peter Chou, CEO […]

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 ban lifted in U.S.

Samsung is free to once again sell its Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet in the U.S. after judge Lucy Koh lifted the ban yesterday. According to a company statement, “We are pleased with the court’s action today, which vindicates our position that there was no infringement of Apple’s design patent and that an injunction was not called for.” Samsung’s request to […]

Nokia to sue HTC over Windows Phone 8X design?

Things could be about to get interesting in the Windows Phone 8 camp. Citing an “internal reliable source,” PC-Tablet is reporting that Nokia is getting ready to sue HTC over the design of its just announced Windows Phone 8X smartphone: The reports are saying Nokia is preparing to get HTC 8X banned in various parts of the world from going […]

Samsung going after Apple iPhone 5 over 8 LTE patents

Relations between Apple and Samsung just are not improving. As expected, Samsung confirmed its intention to go after the iPhone 5 as it suspects that it infringes 8 LTE patents: “Samsung anticipates that it will file, in the near future, a motion to amend its infringement contentions to add the iPhone 5 as an accused product. On September 12, 2012, […]

Apple adds Samsung Galaxy S III and Galaxy Note to patent lawsuit

On the heels of its US$1 billion patent infringement victory over Samsung, Apple has amended a second and separate lawsuit to add more devices, including the Galaxy S III smartphone, Galaxy Note 10.1, and Galaxy Note, to a list of products that allegedly infringe some of its patents. In the updated document, Apple accuses Samsung of continuing to “flood the […]

Samsung and Google respond to Apple patent verdict

Last Friday, Apple won its US patent infringement case against Samsung. Today, both Samsung and Google provided statements about the decision. Samsung first released this statement on Friday: Today’s verdict should not be viewed as a win for Apple, but as a loss for the American consumer. It will lead to fewer choices, less innovation, and potentially higher prices. It […]