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| DATE | 2012-06-28 |
| FROM | Paul Robert Marino
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| SUBJECT | Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Patant wars take a bad twist
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what is there to say about this
its the same crap they have been pulling on each other for years now
On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 4:51 PM, Ruben Safir wrote:
> No long winded anaylsis?
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> On Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 06:05:18AM -0400, Ruben Safir wrote:
>> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18605456
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>> 27 June 2012 Last updated at 04:50 ET
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>> Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 sales banned by US court
>> Apple iPad and Galaxy Tab Apple and Samsung have accused each other of
>> copying aspects of their devices
>> Continue reading the main story
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>> Apple told to pay Samsung damages
>> Apple seeks Galaxy S3 ban in US
>> Samsung sues patent commissioner
>>
>> A court has banned sales of Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet in the US
>> while it decides on the firm's patent dispute with Apple.
>>
>> Apple has claimed that Samsung infringed its design patent and copied
>> the look of its popular device, the iPad.
>>
>> The Samsung tablet is considered by most analysts as the biggest rival
>> to Apple's iPad.
>>
>> The ban does not apply to the Galaxy Tab 10.1 II, the tablet's new
>> edition.
>>
>> The trial for the case is scheduled to begin in California on 30 July.
>>
>> "Although Samsung has a right to compete, it does not have a right to
>> compete unfairly, by flooding the market with infringing products," said
>> US District Judge Lucy Koh.
>>
>> The judge had previously denied Apple's appeal for an injunction on the
>> Galaxy tablet and smartphones, but was asked by a federal appeals court
>> to reconsider Apple's request on the tablet PC.
>>
>> In an emailed statement to the BBC, Samsung said that it "will take
>> necessary legal steps" and that the ruling was unlikely to have a
>> significant impact on its business.
>> 'Extraordinary'
>> Continue reading the main story
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>> They are going to use every legal manoeuvre they can, including
>> patent battles, to keep each other out of the market”
>>
>> Tim Charlton Charlton Media
>>
>> The two rivals are involved in a variety of legal cases in various
>> countries across the globe amid claims and counter claims of patent
>> infringement.
>>
>> While Apple had accused Samsung of copying its design and look, the
>> South Korean firm has alleged that Apple infringed its patents relating
>> to the way phones and tablet PCs connect to the internet.
>>
>> Analysts said the order passed by the judge was a significant
>> development in the continuing legal battle between the two companies.
>>
>> "The relief being given to Apple here is extraordinary," said Colleen
>> Chien, a professor at Santa Clara Law in Silicon Valley.
>>
>> "Preliminary injunctions are rarely asked for and rarely granted."
>> 'Legal manoeuvre'
>>
>> Apple and Samsung are two of the biggest manufacturers of tablet PCs and
>> smartphones in the world.
>>
>> The success of Apple's iPhone and iPad has seen the firm recently become
>> the world's most valuable company.
>>
>> It sold 37.04 million iPhones in the three months to 31 December 2011,
>> more than twice as many during the same period a year earlier.
>>
>> Its sales for the iPad also more than doubled during the period to 15.43
>> million.
>>
>> Meanwhile, Samsung has enjoyed considerable success in the sectors with
>> its Galaxy range of products. The company, however, does not provide a
>> breakdown of its sales data.
>>
>> The demand for tablet PCs and smartphones is likely to grow even further
>> in the near term.
>>
>> Analysts said that given the growth potential, the two firms were using
>> every possible tactic to ensure that they capture a bigger share of the
>> market.
>>
>> "They are going to use every legal manoeuvre they can, including patent
>> battles, to keep each other out of the market," Tim Charlton of Charlton
>> Media told the BBC.
>>
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