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Apple Demands $2.5 Billion From Samsung In Patents Infringement Trial
Recent court filings in the ongoing U.S. patent and design dispute between Apple and Samsung have revealed that Apple is demanding $2.5 billion in damages from the Korean company over alleged infringement of its design patents, FOSS Patents is reporting. The source points out that the largest part of Apple's $2.5 billion claim is related to Apple's demand for...
Samsung Terminated Its Patent Agreement With Qualcomm To Sue Apple
Samsung's lawyers today briefed that Qualcomm, which supplies chips to Apple, had an agreement with the Korean tech giant which was first signed back in 1993, that it would not sue Qualcomm or its customers (e.g Apple) for infringement on Samsung's 3G patents. However, Samsung terminated the agreement in April 2011 when Apple first filed proceedings against...
UK Judge Instructs Apple To Run Ads Saying ‘Samsung Did Not Copy iPad’
Just over a week ago, U.K. judge ruled in favor of Samsung saying that its Galaxy tablets aren’t “cool” enough to be confused with Apple’s iPad and therefore the design for Samsung’s three Galaxy tablets doesn’t infringe Apple’s registered design. Following up on the ruling, the judge has now instructed Apple to run ads on its website and...
US Judge Rejects Apple and Samsung’s Requests to Keep Documents Secret
Last year, Apple sued Samsung, claiming copyright and patent infringement. The trial is scheduled to happen July 30th. Often, in these type of intellectual property disputes, the parties involved will ask that their patents be submitted sealed, as to not leak the nature of the patents to the public. Both Apple and Samsung had asked for their...
Samsung Sells 50 Million Smartphones In Q2, Extends Lead Over Apple
According to a recent report by Reuters, Samsung has increased its lead over Apple and Nokia in the global smartphone market selling around 50 million units during Q2 2012 whereas Apple has sold 30.5 million iPhones during this time period. A Reuters poll reveals that Samsung's booming sales were helped by strong demand and large marketing campaigns for...
Apple Contacts U.S. Retailers & Carriers Asking For Immediate Removal Of Banned Samsung Products
Last month, Apple was granted two preliminary injunctions against Samsung's products over violation of patents, one banning sales of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 and another to ban Galaxy Nexus sales across the United States. Interestingly, Apple is now engaging in enforcement activities and is writing letters to U.S carriers and retailers that are selling these banned products to immediately remove them from all their shops...
Apple’s LCD Suppliers Will Pay $1.12 Billion To Settle A Price Fixing Lawsuit
Leading LCD makers like LG Display and Samsung Electronics are set to pay a total of $1.12 billion in damages in order to settle a price fixing class-action lawsuit in U.S., according to The Wall Street Journal. The prosectors of the case claimed that Apple was among a number of device makers who were victims of a price fixing...
Canada’s First Samsung Store Opens in Metro Vancouver, Backed by a Secret Canadian Wireless Company [Update]
Image via the Vancouver Sun Back in May, we reported on Samsung's announcement of its plans to open its first Canadian retail store in Vancouver. Two months later, it looks like the store has been completed. Our friend Gillian Shaw from the Vancouver Sun happened to get a sneak peek at Canada's first Samsung retail...
Samsung Still Leads Apple On Asia’s Most Valued Brand List
According to a survey by research firm Nielsen and media magazine Campaign Asia-Pacific, Samsung has ended the four-year reign by Sony to take the top spot in the list of Asia's Most Valued Brands, just ahead of Apple (via CNBC). Samsung was on 2nd place last year while Apple was 6th on the list. The survey, which spanned...
Samsung’s Request To Lift Ban On U.S. Tablet Sales Denied By Judge
Last week, Apple was issued a ruling granting the company's request for a preliminary injunction banning sales of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet in the U.S. Today, an appeal made soon after the ruling by Samsung to lift this ban on its tablet sales in the region has been denied by the U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh in San Jose,...
Apple Wins Injunction to Ban Galaxy Nexus Sales in the U.S. Over Siri Patent
Reuters reports Apple has been granted an injunction to ban Galaxy Nexus sales in the U.S., which comes to a blow to Samsung. Earlier in the week, Apple won a preliminary injunction against the Galaxy Tab 10.1. According to Judge Lucy Koh: "Apple has made a clear showing that, in the absence of a preliminary...
Apple Succeeds In Banning Sales Of Samsung’s Galaxy Tab In The U.S.
Just days before last month's court-mediated meeting between Apple and Samsung CEOs, the Cupertino giant filed a new injunction against Samsung, requesting an immediate ban on sales of Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 in the United States. Well, it looks like Apple has just got its biggest victory yet against its Korean competitor, as U.S Judge Lucy Koh has issued a...