After crushing Samsung in their legal dispute on nearly all asserted patents and claims, Apple is keeping the ball rolling to the extent that they’re now seeking injunctions for 8 specific Samsung devices. Samsung, for what it’s worth, has vowed to fight the proposed injunctions with all necessary means, but they can rest easy for […]
Continue reading...Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Comments Off on Samsung promises to fight Apple’s motion for injunctions with “all necessary measures”
Following Apple’s notice that it plans to seek injunctions against 8 Samsung devices, and no doubt more confident than ever following its decisive legal victory over Samsung last week, the Korean based electronics giant isn’t going to go down without a strong fight. While Apple had pointed out about 28 devices in its recent trial […]
Continue reading...Monday, August 27, 2012
Comments Off on Apple files for injunction against 8 accused Samsung devices
Apple’s not wasting any time. Hot on the heels of their legal victory this past Friday, Apple’s attorneys today filed a motion with the US District Court outlining just which accused Samsung products it will now seek to attain an injunction over. There were a multitude of accused Samsung devices in the recent trial, but […]
Continue reading...Monday, August 27, 2012
Comments Off on Apple’s component deals with Samsung to be unaffected by recent ruling
Despite going after each other’s throats in their recent patent infringement lawsuit, Apple and Samsung remain very important business partners given that the Korean based electronics giant happens to be the sole supplier of the chips that power Apple’s uber-profitable iPhone and iPad. To that end, the Orlando Sentinal reports on an emergency meeting held […]
Continue reading...Monday, August 27, 2012
Comments Off on Samsung shares take a huge tumble in the wake of $1.05 billion judgement
Samsung may be standing up tall in public following their loss to Apple last week, but investors aren’t necessarily on the same page. Shares of Samsung dropped rather precipitously in early morning trading, marking the company’s largest one-day decline in nearly four years. CNET reports: Shares of Samsung were off 6.98 percent in early morning […]
Continue reading...Monday, August 27, 2012
Comments Off on Google reacts to Apple/Samsung ruling
The Verge relays that Google has officially responded to last Friday’s ruling in the Apple/Samsung litigation. Google doesn’t take as strong a stance as Samsung and instead takes a more even keel perspective. Google’s statement reads: The court of appeals will review both infringement and the validity of the patent claims. Most of these don’t […]
Continue reading...Monday, August 27, 2012
Comments Off on Samsung asks Court to lift Galaxy Tab 10.1 preliminary injunction
The only victory for Samsung in last Friday’s ruling was that its Galaxy Tab 10.1 device was found not to infringe upon Apple’s iPad design patents. As a result, Samsung on Sunday filed a motion with the US District Court to have the preliminary injunction the device is currently subjected to lifted. The motion reads […]
Continue reading...Saturday, August 25, 2012
Comments Off on Apple crushes Samsung as Jury awards $1.05 billion in damages
Apple must have made a wildly compelling case because it didn’t take the jury long at all to come back with a ruling, in an admittedly complex and nuanced case, in Apple’s favor. Howard Mintz of the San Jose Mercury News reports: Legal experts say the jury’s finding of willful infringement enables Apple to seek […]
Continue reading...Thursday, August 23, 2012
Comments Off on Apple urges jury not to slap Samsung on the wrist; Highlights their reluctance to bring in top executives to testify
The Apple and Samsung case is now in the hands of the jury, after last-minute talks between Tim Cook and Samsung’s CEO failed to yield any type of settlement agreement between the two companies. This past Tuesday, both Apple and Samsung delivered their closing arguments and Apple attorney Harold McElhinny spent a considerable amount of […]
Continue reading...Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Comments Off on Apple design expert Peter Bressler recreates Roger Fidler’s tablet prototype to point out major design differences
Well the Samsung/Apple trial has certainly had its share of interesting moments. And though both parties rested their case last week, this final tidbit of news is worth covering. As part of Samsung’s defense, they called up Roger Fidler to the stand. Fidler is a tablet visionary, so to speak, and Samsung argues that Fidler’s […]
Continue reading...Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Comments Off on Apple says Galaxy Nexus was Samsung’s “beat Apple” phone as companies argue over preliminary injunction ruling
Earlier this Summer, Apple was granted a preliminary injunction against Samsung’s flagship Android device – the Galaxy Nexus. Shortly thereafter, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit granted Samsung’s request for a stay. Now as the two companies take to court this week to determine whether or not the stay will be lifted, […]
Continue reading...Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Comments Off on Samsung investing $4 billion to revamp its mobile chip plant in Austin, Texas
Samsung today announced its plans to invest an additional $4 billion into its chip plant in Austin, Texas in an effort to keep up with growing demand for its system chips which are used in an assortment of tablets and smartphones, including the iPhone. Indeed, despite their legal squabbles, Apple remains Samsung’s most important and […]
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Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Comments Off on Hearing on Apple’s motion for Samsung injunctions set for December 6