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Samsung vs. Apple: Patent fight sinks Qualcomm truce

Samsung had signed an agreement with Qualcomm not to sue the chipmaker or its customers for using Samsung's 3G patents, but this agreement was called off when Apple took Samsung to court over the Galaxy Tab, Samsung admitted in the Australian Federal Court this morning.

The Federal Court today commenced the long-awaited case between Apple and Samsung over alleged patent infringements by the two companies. The court began hearing Samsung's counterclaim against Apple -- that the company infringed on three standards-essential 3G patents held by Samsung in the iPhone 4, iPhone 4S and iPad 2.

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Secrecy bids in Apple-Samsung patent lawsuit denied

A federal judge has rejected requests by Apple and Samsung to keep portions of sensitive company documents from being made public during their patent battle.

U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh for the Northern District of California ruled today that "it appears that the parties have overdesignated confidential documents and are seeking to seal information that is not truly sealable," according to a Reuters report. "Only documents of exceptionally sensitive information that truly deserve protection will be allowed to be redacted or kept from the public."

Koh gave each company one week to refile their requests. … Read more

Apple gets green light to seek Samsung tablet ban in U.S.

Apple has been given the go-ahead to seek a sales injunction on Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1, which would see the tablet banned from U.S. stores.

The two companies are set to attend settlement talks next week. Apple's next move could shape whether the settlement talks will succeed or fail.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit said the lower district judge in California was "incorrect in thinking that one Apple patent related to the iPad may be invalid," reported The Wall Street Journal (subscription required). The court also said a sales … Read more

Finally! Judge tosses two Apple-Samsung patent cases

A judge in Germany this morning took a small step toward getting the world at least a little closer to cutting down on the vast number of mobile patent suits floating around.

Judge Andreas Voss of the Mannheim Regional Court today threw out two lawsuits between Apple and Samsung. According to Reuters, which was first to report on the story, one of the cases the judge threw out involved a claim made by Apple that Samsung violated a slide-to-unlock patent it holds. FOSS Patents' Florian Mueller reported that the judge also threw out a patent claim Samsung brought against Apple … Read more