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Sep

22

2011

Samsung could be preparing legal attack to block the iPhone 5 in Europe

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by Robert Nazarian
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Samsung and Apple have been in a heated battle across the entire continent for a while now. All you have to do is search “Samsung Apple” in our search bar, and you will find numerous stories from Korea, Australia, Europe, and the U.S. It has mostly been Apple on the attack, but anonymous sources, “close to the matter” are claiming that Samsung is getting ready to block sales of the iPhone 5 in Europe.

There is no question that a block of the iPhone 5 will be difficult, but they could cause a lot of problems for Apple which would be a nice reversal of fortune. We’re also not clear on what Samsung’s complaints will be, but if you remember, they asked to see the iPhone 5 and iPad 3, but the request was denied.

News came out last week that Samsung plans on blocking the iPhone 5 in Korea. If Samsung has any success in Korea, it is a lock they will take the battle to Europe.

So what do you guys think? Apple started this mess, so it would be refreshing to finally see Apple getting attacked.

[via intomobile]

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Comments

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Franco-Colomba/100000928639029 Franco Colomba

    Thats what Apple gets from trying to hold off Galaxy tabs in Germany Lol

  • http://www.facebook.com/GlennDCitrix Glenn Dobson

    As much as I hate this kind of thing I want this to happen and for Apple to feel some pain so they’ll back off. Consumers should decide which product lives and dies not courts.

  • Howie_in_AZ

    So when Apple does it to Samsung it’s dirty and underhanded but if Samsung does it to Apple it’s acceptable?

    Both companies are acting foolish. Let the market decide which product is best, not the legal system.

  • Revtim

    From what I hear, the next version of iOS has features that are already on Android, like a notification bar and widgets.

    I’d be interested to see how what Apple accused Samsung of stealing compares to those functions. Of course, it was Google, not Samsung, that came up with those things, though.

  • Lol

    @Howie:

    If you were attacked by a class bully that everyone seems to like, would you not fight back, if anything just to say “pick on someone else” (and the teachers remain ignorant, since their preview was denied)?

    I certainly would defend myself, and if it persists, go on the offensive.

  • Howie_in_AZ

    @lol: As an adult I would be the better person and not resort to childish things like bullying.

    As a business with shareholders, employees, and hundreds of millions of dollars on the line, I’d present overwhelming evidence that what I’m doing in no way interferes with another company’s intellectual property.

    This bullshit with companies suing other companies over vague IP claims has got to stop. Let the market decide the better product, not the legal system.

  • icedhot

    ohhhhh….i love it!!! i love it!!!

  • Mike

    Apple has been copied from both China and Korea. Make no mistake, some of these SE Asian countries have “cloning” down to a pat! Where was Samsung when the iPhone appeared? busy copying it, and the Galaxy too, when iPad came out. Good Luck to Apple, and wishing them well..

  • lol

    @Howie

    Going with your analogy, as an adult with a misbehaving child: you must correct the negative behavior. If you do not, the child will simply continue to misbehave since it is benefiting (gaining lunch money, other children’s toys, etc). Being the “bigger person” and doing nothing but taking it is the mark of a bad parent / adult.

    Don’t get me wrong, I hate these lawsuits too, but there needs to be some sort of action by Samsung, especially if they’re only doing this to get the bully to back off (cross licensing)

  • Bryce

    Please Samsung, don’t go after apple. I know they did it first, but it isn’t worth it. Take the high road, and keep working on your fantastic devices.

    Unfortunately game theory says that the most logical choice is for everyone to sue everyone else. Sigh.

  • http://3GonTravel.com Frank

    It is Samsung’s right to defend it’s patents when they have. But that they decided to go that low by using 4 standard essential patents is beyond me. It ones again demonstrates that Samsung has nothing innovative to offer within the smartphone and tablet business.
    Aside of that this will backfire on them, as Samsung must offer Apple a license as these patents have to be compensated under FRANT (Fair, Reasonable And Non-Discriminatory) terms. That means the license fee needs to be reasonable prices, and when they apply that to Apple they must apply same license fee to all other manufacturers of smartphones. Let’s look how well Samsung will be accepted in the next round of standardization tasks for mobile networks, as Samsung shows now off how immature they go around with standard essential patents meant to protect the industry against patent claims of firms not even to manufacture these products.