Apple Inc. has filed a suit against Samsung in U.S. District Court in Northern California claiming Galaxy devices like Galaxy S and Galaxy Tab are infringing on Apple’s patents and trademarks. The case 11-1846 says Samsung willfully infringed on Apple patents and is seeking an injunction as well as damages towards the said patents. […]
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Applied Materials reach a settlement with Samsung Electronics
Applied Materials has announced to have entered into a settlement agreement with Samsung Electronics over its misappropriation and misuse of Samsung’s confidential semiconductor information. Under the agreement, there will be a resolution of potential civil claims and litigation between both the companies and will enable Samsung to get discounts for products purchased from Applied […]
Samsung and Sharp settle LCD infringement disputes
This sure has taken its time but Samsung and Sharp have finally reached a settlement over LCD patents. Both companies have decided to drop lawsuits and patent infringement litigation in US, Japan, Korea and Europe which they were fighting since 2007. They haven’t disclosed the financial agreements but has confirmed to use all the […]
Kodak and Samsung enter into a cross-licensing agreement
Samsung had already settled the issue with Kodak by paying an undisclosed amount towards royalty but now both companies have announced to enter into a cross-licensing agreement, basically allowing each other to access one’s patent portfolio. The key details are obviously kept under wraps but both the companies are upbeat about the outcome. Kodak […]
Sharp patent infringement will be investigated by US court
Samsung and Sharp’s patent battle took a fresh turn today as US’ trade court has agreed to inquire the allegations put forth by Samsung against Sharp. Samsung has alleged that Sharp has infringed some Samsung patents related to manufacturing LCD screens. Generally, companies engaged in a patent battle come to terms with a cross-licensing […]