apple v. samsung

U.S. judge given go-ahead to decide on Samsung tablet ban

In a new ruling, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit says a lower court judge should make a determination on whether to dissolve a U.S. sales ban affecting Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet.

Samsung's once-flagship device was given a preliminary sales ban in June, with stipulation that it could be reversed if Samsung was cleared of infringing Apple's D'889 tablet design patent. That's just what happened in the jury verdict that was delivered last month, leading Samsung to appeal the decision.

"When the jury found that the Galaxy … Read more

Apple wants ban on Samsung products, even more damages

Apple is hoping to press its advantage against Samsung Electronics, asking for a court order on a wider U.S. ban on its products and an additional $707 million in damages after scoring a victory over the Korean giant last month.

For the additional request, Apple went back to the same San Jose, Calif., court that ruled last month that Samsung's products copied several key elements of the iPhone, Reuters reported. Samsung, for its part, is seeking a new trial, arguing that there were a number of instructional errors and decisions on evidence that require additional examination.

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Here's to the iSheep, iPhone 5 vindicates them

NEW YORK--Fools.

Cult members.

iSheep.

That's just some of what was spat at those who chose to sleep on the streets for a week to buy an iPhone 5. On Twitter and in the readers' comments sections of tech news sites, the people who camped in front of Apple's Fifth Avenue store here were ridiculed for wasting their time and turning a consumer good into an idol.

They were also laughed at for worshiping a phone that supposedly wasn't any good.

Tomorrow, when the iPhone 5 is offered to the public, those people who braved the rain, … Read more

Samsung says it will drag iPhone 5 into legal war

It appears that Apple's iPhone 5 isn't going to escape the ongoing legal battle with Samsung Electronics.

Samsung said it would add the recently unveiled smartphone -- which has already seen record pre-sale figures and which will hit stores tomorrow -- to a list of products accused of violating its patents, according to Reuters, citing U.S. court documents.

Samsung confirmed to CNET that it would pursue the iPhone 5.

Based on information currently available, Samsung expects that the iPhone 5 will infringe the asserted Samsung patents-in-suit in the same way as the other accused iPhone models. Samsung … Read more

Judge won't dissolve U.S. Samsung tablet injunction -- yet

Samsung's efforts to dissolve a 3-month-old ban on its once-flagship tablet have been put on ice by a U.S. District Court judge.

In an order this evening, Judge Lucy Koh -- who has presided over the San Jose, Calif., trial between Apple and Samsung -- denied Samsung's motion to get a June sales ban on its tablet reversed.

At least for now.

Judge Koh cited a lack of jurisdiction, something the court needs to wait on a mandate from the Federal Circuit to restore. With that said, Judge Koh said that the motion itself brought up a &… Read more

Samsung's image doing just fine after Apple verdict, poll finds

While it's easy to look at the overwhelmingly pro-Apple verdict handed down by a San Jose, Calif. jury last month as damaging to Samsung's image, a new survey suggests that's not the case.

According to the results of a new survey put out by polling firm YouGov, Samsung has had a big comeback in the past two weeks, and actually managed to surpass Apple in the firm's proprietary "buzz score" rating among both early technology adopters and those in the 18-34 age group.

The methodology behind the numbers asks people if they have "… Read more

Korea investigating Samsung over Apple antitrust claims

South Korea's competition watchdog is launching an investigation into Samsung's practices.

The country's Fair Trade Commission today announced that it would investigate the ways in which Samsung is using its wireless technology patents to address competition in the marketplace. Reuters, first to report the news, said an FTC official claimed Apple filed the complaints against Samsung earlier this year, arguing that Samsung is using its patents to hurt competition.

There is certainly no love lost between Apple and Samsung. The companies are waging patent disputes worldwide, and last month Apple won a major victory in San Jose, … Read more

Apple loses Samsung patent infringement lawsuit in Japan

While Apple has scored a big patent judgment on its home turf, it hasn't been so fortunate overseas.

After winning a lopsided $1 billion damages award against Samsung last week from a jury in the U.S., Apple lost a case Friday in Japan when a Tokyo judge ruled that its South Korean rival's smartphones and tablet computers don't infringe on the iPhone maker's patents, the latest legal decision in the international struggle between the two companies over intellectual property.

Specifically, Tokyo District Judge Tamotsu Shoji found Samsung did not infringe on patents related to synchronizing … Read more

Court filing provides peek at Apple's massive legal bill

Just how much did both Apple and Samsung spend in their massive U.S. trial against each other? A new filing provides just a peek at Apple's going rates, and spoiler alert: it's a chunk of change.

As part of a procedural filing about how much Apple's law firm in the case, Morrison & Foerster, spent working on just a single motion requesting sanctions against Samsung, the firm detailed what 10 of its staff did by task. That includes hours worked, and how much everyone was paid for that time.

All told, the bill for just that … Read more