Samsung escalates the legal war with Apple
Source: Bloomberg News |
October 18, 2011, Tuesday
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SAMSUNG Electronics is suing Apple in Japan and Australia to halt sales of the iPhone 4S, escalating a legal battle between the world's two biggest makers of smartphones and tablet computers.
Samsung has also sought injunctions against the sale of the iPad 2 and the previous generation iPhone 4 in Japan, the South Korea-based company said yesterday.
Samsung claimed Apple's products infringe its patents covering wireless communications and user interface technologies.
Legal conflicts between the two have spread globally since April when Apple claimed Samsung's Galaxy devices "slavishly" copied the iPad and iPhone. An Australian court last week blocked sales of the Galaxy Tab 10.1, while Samsung filed motions in France and Italy seeking to ban sales of Apple's latest handset.
"The legal battle is lasting longer and is more extensive than originally expected," James Song, a Seoul-based analyst at Daewoo Securities, said yesterday. "This kind of legal saga is not good for both companies given their business relationship. The parties will eventually seek to resolve the issue."
Apple, one of the biggest buyers of chips and displays from Samsung, had 19.1 percent of the global smartphone market in the second quarter, with its South Korean rival closing the gap, according to US-based researcher IDC.
Samsung has also sought injunctions against the sale of the iPad 2 and the previous generation iPhone 4 in Japan, the South Korea-based company said yesterday.
Samsung claimed Apple's products infringe its patents covering wireless communications and user interface technologies.
Legal conflicts between the two have spread globally since April when Apple claimed Samsung's Galaxy devices "slavishly" copied the iPad and iPhone. An Australian court last week blocked sales of the Galaxy Tab 10.1, while Samsung filed motions in France and Italy seeking to ban sales of Apple's latest handset.
"The legal battle is lasting longer and is more extensive than originally expected," James Song, a Seoul-based analyst at Daewoo Securities, said yesterday. "This kind of legal saga is not good for both companies given their business relationship. The parties will eventually seek to resolve the issue."
Apple, one of the biggest buyers of chips and displays from Samsung, had 19.1 percent of the global smartphone market in the second quarter, with its South Korean rival closing the gap, according to US-based researcher IDC.
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