What started as a high-profile legal tussle between two tech giants in 2011 has fizzled out and come to its logical conclusion. Both Samsung and Apple have confirmed to end their patent fight against each other and reached a settlement at a court in federal court in San Jose, California. The exact details are not […]
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Samsung heir freed from prison after successful appeal
In an interesting turn of events, South Korean court today suspended jail term of Samsung Group’s heir and Samsung Electronics vice chairman, JY Lee (Lee Jae-yong). Lee had appealed the sentence, after which the court decided to reduce the sentence to 2.5 years and probation of four years. Lee’s arrest last year had major ramifications […]
Samsung loses lawsuit against Huawei in China
Shenzhen Intermediate People’s Court has found Samsung guilty of infringing patents held by Huawei. The court has rapped Samsung for delaying negotiations deliberately and has asked the Korean giant to stop infringing on Huawei’s two 4G standard-related patents. Samsung’s legal tussle with Huawei has been ongoing since May 2016 when Huawei first sued Samsung for […]
Samsung ordered to pay $11.6m to Huawei
Samsung’s legal battle against Huawei in China took a new turn today as Quanzhou Intermediary Court in China today ordered three Samsung subsidiaries to pay 80 million yuan ($11.6 million) to Huawei technologies. The court rules that Samsung did infringe on Huawei’s patent and is first of the rulings in multiple lawsuits. As expected, Huawei […]
Samsung sues Huawei in China
The legal tussle between Samsung and Huawei is about to get murkier as the Korean giant has formally filed a lawsuit against the China-based company on their home turf. According to Reuters, Samsung has filed the lawsuits in multiple courts, however, did not elaborate on the patents Huawei was infringing. Samsung says the lawsuit comes […]