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Apple and Samsung Sue Each Other For Patent Infringement
Long time business partners Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics have recently filed lawsuits against each other for patent infringement.
Apple fired the first volley and sued Samsung Electronics, claiming Samsung’s Galaxy line of mobile phones and tablets “slavishly” copied the iPhone and iPad, by making the “Galaxy phones and computer tablet work and look like Apple’s products through widespread patent and trade dress infringement”.
Many commentators believe the filing of this suit is a symbolic move by Apple, in an effort to fend off its rivals and to keep them in check.
Shortly after Apple filed suit against Samsung, Samsung countersued Apple. It first filed suit in Seoul, Tokyo, and Mannheim, Germany, alleging that Apple infringed on patents related to communication standards and a technology that connects mobile phones to personal computers for wireless data transfers. Then, Samsung filed an additional suit in the United States.
The U.S. claim, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, accuses Apple of infringing on 10 of Samsung’s patents. One of those patents includes the capability to use the Web while on a phone call, a feature that is being heavily advertised by Apple for the GSM version of the iPhone.
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