On the receiving end of an adverse $1.05 billion judgement at the hands of Apple, Samsung is showing no signs that they’re planning to give up and fork over any money any time soon. Not only has Samsung recently added the iPhone 5 to their list of products that allegedly infringe upon a number of […]
Continue reading...Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Comments Off on Samsung alleges iPhone 5 infringes upon six patents
Apple’s legal dance with Samsung just keeps on going. In the latest development, Samsung filed a motion with the Court alleging that the iPhone 5 infringes upon a number of patents owned by Samsung. Specifically, Samsung alleges that the iPhone 5 infringes upon 2 standards-essential patents and 6 feature patents. That Samsung is trying to […]
Continue reading...Monday, October 1, 2012
Comments Off on Preliminary injunction against the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 to be reviewed
More news coming out of Apple’s ongoing legal battle with Samsung as a US Appelas Court ruled this past Friday that a lower court should reconsider its initial injunction handed down against Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1. Apple first won an preliminary injunction against the Galaxy Tab back in June when Judge Lucy Koh ruled that […]
Continue reading...Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Comments Off on Was Apple wrong to sue Samsung if they themselves were inspired by Braun products?
Apple’s legal victory over Samsung, and its resulting $1.05 billion judgement, set off a flurry of comments and analysis about a number of broad topics. Of course, one of the major narratives to emerge in the wake of the trial centered on just what exactly should be patentable. After all, the idea that Apple was […]
Continue reading...Sunday, September 23, 2012
Comments Off on Apple asks Court for $707 million more in damages from Samsung
Not simply content with their $1.05 billion judgement against Samsung this past Summer, Apple continues to press on the legal gas as it recently filed a motion with the Court seeking an additional $707 million in damages from Samsung. Samsung, meanwhile, responded in kind by asking for an entirely new trial altogether. In a motion […]
Continue reading...Thursday, September 20, 2012
Comments Off on Samsung to add iPhone 5 to their litigation hotlist
Reuters reports that Samsung is planning to add Apple’s soon to be released iPhone 5 to its existing patent lawsuits against Apple. The fresh legal step by the South Korean group comes as Apple booked orders for over 2 million iPhone 5s in the first 24 hours of its availability. The product is due to […]
Continue reading...Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Comments Off on Samsung is quick to run anti-iPhone 5 ad
BusinessInsider reports: Samsung just sent me an ad that it plans to run in national newspapers tomorrow comparing the iPhone 5 to the Galaxy S III. The ad breaks down some key specs of the two phones, but it’s also a bit misleading. Samsung lists a lot of Galaxy S III-specific software features like sharing […]
Continue reading...Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Comments Off on Samsung shooting yet another anti-Apple commercial
Remember those Samsung commercials that, we admit, hilariously poked fun at Apple enthusiasts waiting in line ahead of a new product launch? Well it looks like Samsung and their ad agency are up to their old tricks again. Samsung isn’t about to let a significant court loss get in the way of poking fun at Apple fans. […]
Continue reading...Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Comments Off on Apple seeks to add Galaxy S III, Galaxy Note, and Galaxy Note 10.1 to preliminary injunction list
FOSS Patents reports that Apple has made a few filings in its two federal lawsuits against Samsung in the Northern District of California wherein they are seeking to get the Galaxy S III, the Galaxy Note, and the Galaxy Note 10.1 added to the list of Samsung products it’s looking to get a preliminary injunciton […]
Continue reading...Monday, September 3, 2012
Comments Off on Tokyo Court rules that Samsung products do not infringe Apple patents for mobile device syncing
Apple’s legal efforts against Samsung in the US have clearly been going well, but with ongoing battles in jurisdictions at all corners of the globe, not everything is turning up in Apple’s favor these days. This past Friday, a court in Tokyo ruled that Samsung’s accused products do not infringe upon Apple’s patents regarding the […]
Continue reading...Thursday, August 30, 2012
Comments Off on Samsung says it will sue Apple immediately should it release a smartphone with 4G LTE support
Following Samsung’s recent loss to Apple over a number of asserted iPhone design and utility patents comes a report that Samsung is now trying to work more closely with Microsoft and carriers in an effort to lessen its dependancy on Android. Specifically, Samsung will reportedly work with carriers to develop new technologies for smartphones that […]
Continue reading...Thursday, August 30, 2012
Comments Off on Story of Samsung paying off $1 billion judgement to Apple is bogus – Shocker!
Apparently there was a report in Yahoo! News Mexico that Samsung was planning to pay its $1 billion judgement to Apple in nickels. And apparently this became a mini-Meme of sorts for a while, though hopefully anyone that came across it was sharp enough to know that the report was rather absurd on its face. […]
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Thursday, October 4, 2012
Comments Off on Samsung asks for new trial, claims jury foreman Velvin Hogan lied during questioning