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Samsung Preparing to Add iPhone 5 to U.S. Patent Lawsuit

I don't know who is right or wrong on this one, but Samsung should have said:

Samsung said in a separate statement on Thursday: "Apple continues to take aggressive legal measures to protect THEIR innovations and intellectual property rights. Under these circumstances, we have little choice but to take the steps necessary to protect our innovations and intellectual property rights."

Instead of this:

Samsung said in a separate statement on Thursday: "Apple continues to take aggressive legal measures that will limit market competition. Under these circumstances, we have little choice but to take the steps necessary to protect our innovations and intellectual property rights."

That is what is really going one, legally speaking.
 
rever3nce said:
if this is about LTE patents , could someone please explain how Samsung could have a patent on LTE? It's a network
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For the same reason Apple can, somehow, hold patent designs that landed Samsung a ridiculous 1.05 billion dollar law suit in the first place.

Stunning. I know, right? :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

I know I'll get grilled for this one, but you can check me off next to "I don't care" on that one. Take 'em down, Samsung! Someone needs to put Apple in their place. Right now this is the best thing on the table.
 
its funny how people were cheering apple on during the trial. now that samsung is doing the suing everyone is saying "shame on".
 
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That's what the article said... That's what Samsung is planning on doing.[/QUOTE]

There is a court filing saying they are planning on it already. I said they should wait to inspect before planning on anything since they don't know jack. But thanks for the unnessesary input.
 
Samsung said in a separate statement on Thursday: "Apple continues to take aggressive legal measures that will limit market competition. Under these circumstances, we have little choice but to take the steps necessary to protect our innovations and intellectual property rights."

The balls on these guys! So Apple is limiting market competition, but Samsung is just protecting their innovation. How do the lawyers say these things in court with a straight face?
 
aerok said:
Care to explain? I guess you fail at that...
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You said something completely foolish, because that chapter is already finished and Samsung owes Apple a billion dollars.

So no, Apple didn't start this; what they did do was respond to willful IP infringment by Samsung.
 
These patent wars are getting INTENSE! *sits back and watches*
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Look how the shift of attention has gone from 'Google vs Apple' to 'Samsung vs Apple'. That can't be all bad for Samsung! The longer this legal nonsense drags out, the more their brand starts to become synonymous with Android devices in the minds of consumers. Commenters have debated who the losers and winners are in this, including Apple, Samsung, the lawyers, and the customers… But you know who just might be the biggest losers here? All the other companies who manufacture Android devices, and aren't getting a fraction of the media attention Samsung now demands.
 
So hypothetically, if Samsung wins whatever suit they're suing over and the iPhone 5 is banned in the US, what does that mean for the 7-10MM+ people that have preordered and will have since purchased their brand new iPhones in stores? Will we be able to use them like normal and Apple will have to pay a certain amount for it's phones already sold?
 
Let layout the facts here since every fangirl seems to have issue with it.

Apple

Revenue $ 108.249 billion
Net income $ 25.922 billion
Total assets $ 116.371 billion
Total equity $ 76.615 billion

Samsung

Revenue $ 247.5 billion
Net income $ 18.3 billion
Total assets $ 384.3 billion
Total equity $ 224.7 billion

Fun Fact: Apple would need about 2.5 Trillion Dollars to purchase them.

Samsung is far bigger and doing far better than Apple.

Now as far as the lawsuit goes, Samsung is appealing and the fine has already been reduced. Further the injunction on one of their devices is being lifted due to the ruling finding that it did not infringe.

To Samsung and HTC bringing a case against Apple. This one is going to be hard if not impossible for Apple to defend. Like it or not HTC and Samsung patented many, if not a majority, of all LTE designs, etc... Apple if they wanted to compete had to infringe upon their patents or license them. I guess you can imagine what they decided to do. Funny enough Samsung and HTC warned them prior. Now, this isn't some "design" ******** patent. This is a tech patent that actually is part of the working device. There is no ambiguity, if you copied their tech you copied it. There is no wiggle room, as Samsung still has in the "Well apple patented icons and the rectangle."

Apple should be incredibly worried about this and so should their stockholders. A strong case from HTC and Samsung, also don't think that Google isn't licking their chops with all those Motorola patents waiting to be unleashed.

To those saying Samsung is being a baby, wuss, they are bad for doing this, etc... You were the same people that were cheering Apple on as they are suing people over icons... Then Samsung and HTC come at them with a genuine lawsuit based on patented tech, not form or icons, but how the device actually operates and communicates and you all cry foul. Grow up and stop being blinded by your love for a company.

For all you who think I hate Apple. This is being posted from my early 2011 MBP and I will be checking the thread via my iPhone 4.
 
brettizzle said:
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That's what the article said... That's what Samsung is planning on doing.
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There is a court filing saying they are planning on it already. I said they should wait to inspect before planning on anything since they don't know jack. But thanks for the unnessesary input.[/QUOTE]

FOSS Patents has more on the filing, which notes that Samsung still needs to analyze the iPhone 5 upon its release to confirm that the device contains the same functionality being targeted in Apple's other models already included in the suit.

They will inspect it before confirming their plans, learn to read and understand.
 
aerok said:
FRAND or not, it seems that Apple is not paying license for it so their products can still be banned.
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No... it will NOT be banned. Apple will be slapped with a order to pay fees.... small fees at that. FRAND patents don't bring in much. Not like the 1-3 billion Samsung is looking at.
 
Samsung is going all out for a phone that hasnt' even been released yet!

Did you see the Galaxy S3 ad? the 'holding the spot' 30 something guy standing in line but showing Apple fans his Galaxy phone, and it turns out he is holding the spot for his mom and dad.

So basically, they arey saying that hip 20 30 something folks go for S3, old people go for iPhone 5. Great samsung! Go ahead and alienate people who can actually afford your phones.
 
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