lawsuit
Apple claims Galaxy S4 infringes on five patents
Apple intends to add Galaxy S4 to its list of infringing devices and today they’ve filed a motion claiming Samsung’s latest flagship phone to infringe five of their patents. In the filing, Apple says they got the device on April 27 and following their analysis, came to the conclusion that the new device infringed the [...]
Samsung sues LG for diminishing its brand value
Samsung Electronics has filed a lawsuit against LG Electronics alleging LG to taint the company’s brand value. Samsung filed the lawsuit in the Seoul District Court and claims LG “tarnished its corporate image” by running advertisements that were wrong. Samsung is demanding 50 billion won (US$45 million) towards damages. The advertisement feud started last year [...]
LG seeks payments for display technologies from Samsung
For the past few weeks, Samsung and LG were working together to solve issues relating to their respective display technologies but the latest statement by LG hints the settlement is far away. LG Display claims Samsung Display and Samsung Electronics are using their technology illegally and seek a compensation for the same. LG also said [...]
UK Court sides with Apple on 3G patent lawsuit
Samsung saw another decision going the other way as UK court ruled that Apple did not infringe on Samsung patents. The three patents in question were related to 3G data processing and transmission. Needless to say, Samsung is unhappy with the decision but did say that they could file an appeal after a “thorough review [...]
US Judge reduces patent infringement damages by $450.5 million
The jury in the US case back in August last year awarded Apple a sum of $1.05 billion in damages as they found Samsung infringing iPhone maker’s patents. But according to the latest news judge Lucy Koh has reduced the awarded damages by $450.5 million. The reason for reducing the damages were that the jury [...]
Japan court rules in favour of Apple
UPDATE: Bloomberg has shared some more details about the verdict. Judge rejected Samsung’s request to ban Apple devices sales because they didn’t negotiate “sincerely.” Tokyo Court today ruled against Samsung in a lawsuit filed by the Korean giant against Apple. The court found Apple did not infringe any mobile-related patents claimed by Samsung. Samsung however, [...]
Samsung and LG Display to start negotiations from March
Samsung and LG Display both took a positive step forward when they requested the court to drop the injunction and now the companies will begin “working-level talks” as early as next month. What the talks will entail is anyone’s guess but the executives have hinted a possible cross-licensing agreement. “Overall, we are considering cross-licensing patents. [...]
LG Display wants to drop Galaxy Note 10.1 sales ban request
Just a week after Samsung dropped their injunction request, LG Display today has confirmed to have requested the court to drop the sales ban of Galaxy Note 10.1 in South Korea. LG says they want to resolve the dispute and promote fair competition. LG Display seeks an alternative solution through an amicable negotiation with Samsung [...]
Samsung Display drops injunction request against LG Display
Samsung Display today filed a motion with the Seoul Central District Court to drop their injunction request against LG Display in South Korea. This is the first positive move between both the companies who’ve been fighting in the courtroom since last year alleging patent infringements related to different display technologies. Last week, Samsung Display and [...]
Reuters: Tim Cook didn’t want Apple to sue Samsung
If you’re in a mood for reading, Reuters has published a detailed article on the relationship between Samsung and Apple. Although the article says most of the things we already knew, it also drops some interesting details on how Tim Cook opposed the idea of suing Samsung. According to their sources, Tim Cook was against [...]