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Samsung fights for Japanese Iphone 4S ban
KOREAN HARDWARE OUTFIT Samsung is attempting to block the sale of Apple's just-launched Iphone 4S in Japan and Australia.
This is not surprising, as the two firms are locked in a battle to buy their patent lawyers new cars and second homes and keep each others' smartphones and tablets out of the shops. Samsung's latest move comes after Apple got a temporary ban on Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1in tablet in Australia and Samsung failed to win a ban on Apple's Ithings in the Netherlands.
According to Bloomberg, Samsung is also seeking an injunction against the sale of the Ipad 2 and Iphone 4 in Australia, claiming that they infringe its patents that cover wireless communications and user interfaces.
"Apple has continued to violate our patent rights and free ride on our technology," Samsung said in the statement. "We will no longer stand idly by and will steadfastly protect our intellectual property."
Apple will continue to argue that Samsung's tablet looks like its tablet, which looks like any other kind of tablet you might imagine, and in a statement reminded Bloomberg that even the cardboard boxes that the devices come in look similar.
"It's no coincidence that Samsung's latest products look a lot like the iPhone and iPad, from the shape of the hardware to the user interface and even the packaging," said Steve Park, a Seoul-based spokesman for Apple. µ
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I swear that apple would have to be at the height of hypocracy for this one. Its a tablet, therefore they have a screen with no mouse or keyboard. Design copying? the Term itself TABLET pretty much has had the same design except in a slimmer form as technology has developed.
Its like saying that all aeroplanes infringe on each others' designs because they have 2 wings. There should not even be a dispute - laptops have all looked comparably the same for years too. Helicopters too have looked the same for years - patent infringement much? Can apple stop suing over a "design" that has been described and envisioned and been displayed for decades already.
Both companies should just be forced into mediation so that the lawyer fest can end. It's not doing anything but making lawyers rich and providing their celebutante daughters with operating capitol to party on until they marry some professional athlete.