The way things are going currently between Samsung and Apple, a truce between both the companies seem highly unlikely. However, Bloomberg Businessweek’s sources claims otherwise. According to them, top level executives at both the companies “have communicated lately about potential settlement options.” The settlement will be possible because the current Apple CEO Tim Cook […]
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Dutch court turns down Samsung’s 3G patent infringement claim against Apple
The Hague court yesterday rejected Samsung’s 3G patent infringement claim against Apple. The court ruled that Samsung cannot ask for licensing fees from Apple for use of Qualcomm baseband chips since Samsung has a licensing deal with Qualcomm. However, on the bright side, they can claim their rights if Apple uses an Intel chip. […]
Apple could buy Samsung parts worth $11 billion
Apple and Samsung may be at war on the mobile devices front but it’s an undeniable fact that Apple is the biggest customer for the Korean conglomerate. Last year, Apple raked up a bill of $7.8 billion and according to a Samsung official, the figure may reach to the tune of $11 billion this […]
Samsung files another lawsuit against Apple in South Korea
Samsung today filed another lawsuit against Apple Inc. in South Korea. The new lawsuit alleges Apple’s iPad 2 and iPhone 4S to infringe three of Samsung’s patents. All the patents in question are utility patents related to “methods of displaying data, user interface and short text messages.” Meanwhile, Apple has reportedly put forth a […]
German court rejects patent infringement claims from both Apple and Samsung
The regional court in Mannheim just gave their decision on the lawsuits filed by both Apple and Samsung. The court rejected claims of two different lawsuits, one which alleged Samsung to violate Apple’s slide-to-unlock technology and other relating to the 3G patent which Samsung felt was violated by Apple. We’ll add more details as […]