Judge halts sales of Samsung Galaxy Tab in U.S

ntscuser · **Posted:** 06-27-2012 05:55 AM

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(Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Tuesday backed Apple Inc's (AAPL.O) request to stop Samsung Electronics selling its Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet in the United States, giving the iPhone maker a significant win in the global smartphone and tablet patent wars.

Samsung's Galaxy touchscreen tablets, powered by Google's (GOOG.O) Android operating system, are considered by many industry experts to be the main rival to the iPad, though they are currently a distant second to Apple's device. Microsoft (MSFT.O) and Google are also preparing tablet offerings.

U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh in San Jose, California, had previously denied Apple's bid for an injunction on the tablet and multiple Galaxy smartphones. However, a federal appeals court instructed Koh to reconsider Apple's request on the tablet.

"Although Samsung has a right to compete, it does not have a right to compete unfairly, by flooding the market with infringing products," Koh wrote on Tuesday, adding the order should become effective once Apple posts a $2.6 million bond to protect against damages suffered by Samsung if the injunction is later found to have been wrong.

Apple has waged an international patent war since 2010 as it seeks to limit the growth of Google's Android system, the world's best-selling mobile operating platform. A decisive injunction in one of the U.S. legal cases could strengthen Apple's hand in negotiating cross-licensing deals, where firms agree to let each other use their patented technologies.

Opponents of Apple say the iPhone and iPad maker is using patents too aggressively in its bid to stamp out competition.

"The relief being given to Apple here is extraordinary. Preliminary injunctions are rarely asked for and rarely granted," said Colleen Chien, a professor at Santa Clara Law in Silicon Valley.

Read more: http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/06/2 ... 0Z20120627

ntscuser · **Posted:** 06-30-2012 09:31 AM

Apple scores second iPhone patent win as judge bans sale of Samsung Galaxy Nexus in the US

http://www.itproportal.com/2012/06/30/a ... -nexus-us/

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Mere days after winning its bid to block the sale of the Samsung Galaxy 10.1 tablet in the US, Apple has scored another significant legal victory in its ongoing battle against its South Korean rival.

Yesterday, California District Judge Lucy Koh ruled that the Samsung Galaxy Nexus smartphone should also be subject to a Stateside sales ban prior to a full patent trial taking place.

"Apple has clearly shown that it is likely to suffer irreparable harm in the absence of preliminary injunctive relief," Judge Koh wrote making her ruling, copies of which are readily available online.

Apple must now place a bond in excess of £60 million ($100 million) – to compensate Samsung for lost sales if the verdict is not upheld in court – to enforce the rare pre-trial injunctions.

Although the ban could end up being only temporary, it still represents a major blow for the Korean tech giant and its partner Google - the patents being contested largely relate to the Internet behemoth's Android operating system.

Judge Koh highlighted four specific patents held by Apple as "likely" having been infringed by the Samsung device and the OS it runs, including one related to the Siri voice-activated assistance feature available on the iPhone 4S.

The case has likely put a damper on an otherwise encourage week for Google, with the Mountain View-based company hogging a considerable amount of the limelight over the last few days on the back of its I/O conference and, more specifically, the Project Glass augmented reality device that was launched there.

In a worst case scenario, Judge Koh's ruling could necessitate a complete redesign of Google's latest Android OS – including the much sought after Ice Cream Sandwich, and the most recent incremental upgrade, Jelly Bean 4.1, which was also unveiled at I/O this week.

Given Apple's aggressive attitude in seeking legal blockades against its rivals, it is not implausible to foresee the Cupertino-based company bringing similar cases against other manufacturers of Android-powered phones.

The ruling contrasts with a recent decision made in Apple's case against Motorola, where a judge ruled that neither side could prove lost earnings, and terminated the proceedings.

Ridd · **Posted:** 06-30-2012 11:48 AM

This preliminary injunction feels more like a violation of antitrust law to me.

The 'irreparable harm' Apple may experience could be so overwhelming that an injunction is needed, but if it goes the other way, Samsung's market and monetary losses are suddenly quantifiable at $100m?

Seems like it would make more sense to allow Samsung to compete and if found in violation of any patents, ordered to pay licensing fees.

Fuckmonkey · **Joined:** 01-22-2009 06:03 AM **Posts:** 772

Ridd wrote:

This preliminary injunction feels more like a violation of antitrust law to me.

How so?

Neversoft · **Posted:** 07-01-2012 03:58 AM

I still don't understand why companies are allowed to patent the blindingly fucking obvious

Ridd · **Posted:** 07-01-2012 06:42 AM

Fuckmonkey wrote:

Ridd wrote:

This preliminary injunction feels more like a violation of antitrust law to me.

How so?

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The United States antitrust law is a body of laws that prohibits anti-competitive behavior (monopoly) and unfair business practices. Antitrust laws are intended to encourage competition in the marketplace. These competition laws make illegal certain practices deemed to hurt businesses or consumers or both, or generally to violate standards of ethical behavior.

Banning the product(s) from market without allowing Samsung to dispute/refute/defend with so much as a 'wink and a nod' toward Apple certainly seems to give them an egregious market advantage.
Barring the appeal, if it drags out for so much as a year, Apple could also have the advantage of bringing their next gen product to market before this gen of Samsung product(s) even enters the US market.

Don't get me wrong, I love my iPhone, but like Neversoft points out, these tech design/software patent wars are bordering on the absurd. :shock:

Gentox · **Posted:** 07-01-2012 06:50 AM

Fuck Apple

Avenue_1 · **Joined:** 04-11-2008 04:16 AM **Posts:** 2681

Gentox wrote:

Fuck Apple

You do realise that Samsung (along with many other companies) do the exact same thing...

Gentox · **Posted:** 07-01-2012 07:54 AM

I do i just hate Apple :wink:

ntscuser · **Posted:** 07-03-2012 07:54 AM

New blow for Samsung as judge upholds ruling banning its iPad rival from sale in U.S.

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A U.S. judge upheld an injunction banning Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 from sale in the country.

The news is a bitter blow for Samsung, blocking sales of a device that is the closest rival to Apple's iPad.

It is the third legal setback to the South Korean firm in just a week, as it braces for a make-or-break patent trial later this month with Apple.

Koh also slapped a pre-trial ban on sales of Samsung's Galaxy Nexus phone on Friday.

Apple and Samsung, the world's largest consumer electronics corporations, are waging legal war in around 10 countries, accusing each other of patent violations as they vie for supremacy in a fast-growing market for mobile devices.

U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh in San Jose, California, rejected Samsung's request to lift her June 26 order to halt sales of the tablet, which runs on Google's Android and goes toe-to-toe with the iPad.

‘Samsung is disappointed with the court's decision that denied our motion to stay. We believe today's ruling will ultimately reduce the availability of superior technological features to consumers in the United States,’ Samsung said in a statement.

The district court is not the last chance for Samsung to get the injunction lifted.

Samsung has also appealed to a federal appeals court in Washington, DC, which has exclusive jurisdiction over intellectual property disputes.

An Apple spokeswoman reiterated the company's previous comment that Samsung's latest products look a lot like the iPhone and iPad.

‘This kind of blatant copying is wrong and, as we've said many times before, we need to protect Apple's intellectual property when companies steal our ideas,’ the spokeswoman said.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/ ... z1zZFPD1Yb

Fuckmonkey · **Joined:** 01-22-2009 06:03 AM **Posts:** 772

Surely they should be more worried about the Nexus 7...

Bakkoda · **Joined:** 07-22-2002 10:29 PM **Posts:** 1390

Samsung should simply stop selling Apple parts.

ntscuser · **Posted:** 08-24-2012 06:21 PM

Samsung told to pay Apple $1bn

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A jury has ruled that Samsung should pay Apple $1.05bn (£665m) in damages in an intellectual property lawsuit in the US.

It said that several of Samsung's devices had infringed Apple's software and design patents.

The jury rejected Samsung's claims that several of its patents had been breached and awarded it no damages.

Apple may now seek an import ban of some of its rival's products, blocking them from the US market.

The two firms account for more than half of global smartphone and tablet computer sales.

The nine-person jury at the federal court in San Jose, California had to consider 700 questions about each sides' claim that its rival had infringed its intellectual property.

It rejected the South Korean firm's claim that Apple's intellectual properties were invalid.

It said that Samsung was "wilful in its infringement" in many of the cases.

Not all of Apple's claims were upheld. Based on previous cases, Samsung is likely to appeal.

The iPhone maker had claimed a total of $2.5bn (£1.6bn) in damages. Samsung had sought $519m.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-19377261

Avenue_1 · **Joined:** 04-11-2008 04:16 AM **Posts:** 2681

I was about to post that, fuck you're quick! (and that makes you posssibly bisexual :mrgreen:

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APPLE PWNZ SAMSUNG FOR THE TUNE OF $1BILLION.

Thieving korean cunts!!!!

Can't wait to masturbate over the iPhone 5, yeah mannnnnnn.

Sent from my toilet while having a long shite.

LOLobo · **Joined:** 01-11-2003 02:21 PM **Posts:** 4745

Too much money. Apple shouldn't be allowed to patent some of the bullshit they do.

I love Apple. I love Samsung. I fuck u.

Avenue_1 · **Joined:** 04-11-2008 04:16 AM **Posts:** 2681

You have hairy teeth

Sent from my toilet while having a long shite.

Neversoft · **Posted:** 08-28-2012 10:35 AM

Samsung are going to appeal so it's still party time for lawyers. I'm still shocked it went against Samsung though, but you can't really fault Apple for somehow patenting the blindingly fucking obvious.

Fuckmonkey · **Joined:** 01-22-2009 06:03 AM **Posts:** 772

At first I was ready to write this off as spurious shit, but it does actually make some sense: http://gizmodo.com/5938193/apple-winnin ... innovation

Neversoft · **Posted:** 08-28-2012 01:40 PM

Fuckmonkey wrote:

At first I was ready to write this off as spurious shit, but it does actually make some sense: http://gizmodo.com/5938193/apple-winnin ... innovation

I dismissed the entire article once the writer used the term "Fandroid" with a straight face. Otherwise, I'd agree that companies should innovate not imitate, but there's only so far you can go with a lump of shiny plastic and glass that you poke at with your fingers and many of these patents seem overly broad or have prior art.

Fuckmonkey · **Joined:** 01-22-2009 06:03 AM **Posts:** 772

In theory then the appeals will separate the wheat from the chaff, but if the result is somebody thinking outside the box and another tech company not getting to milk their patent cows, it's not a bad thing.

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