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Samsung Already Planning to Target iPhone 5 with Patent Lawsuits

Sunday September 18, 2011 10:13 pm PDT by Eric Slivka
Apple has yet to announce the iPhone 5, but Samsung is apparently already making plans to target it with patent lawsuits as the intellectual property dispute between the two companies continues to escalate. Word of Samsung's plans comes from a "senior executive" at the company and was reported to The Korea Times.
"Just after the arrival of the iPhone 5 here, Samsung plans to take Apple to court here for its violation of Samsung's wireless technology related patents," said a senior executive from Samsung Electronics, asking not to be identified.

"For as long as Apple does not drop mobile telecommunications functions, it would be impossible for it to sell its i-branded products without using our patents. We will stick to a strong stance against Apple during the lingering legal fights."
Samsung is stepping up its attacks on Apple's products after courts in several countries have issued injunctions barring Samsung from selling its Galaxy Tab devices in those markets following complaints of intellectual property infringement from Apple.


Samsung is unable to make any preemptive strikes against the iPhone 5 because Apple has yet to reveal any details on the device, meaning that Samsung has no product against which to lodge infringement claims at this time. But Samsung is clearly preparing its case based on patents it owns related to basic wireless technology, which the iPhone 5 will no doubt be using. Once the device is introduced, Samsung will be free to make its infringement claims against Apple and the iPhone 5.

The report from The Korea Times also briefly cites unspecified "officials" who claim that the iPhone 5 will include near-field communication (NFC) technology. Reports thus far have been uncertain about whether such technology would appear in the iPhone 5 or be held for the iPhone 6, but general consensus has been leaning toward NFC not being included in the iPhone 5.

Tag: koreatimes.co.kr
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DESNOS
99 months ago
There needs to be a patent section. That would take care of most of the stories nobody wants to read.
Rating: 51 Votes
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andyr2120
99 months ago
Not good

This will not end well for anyone - not for Apple, Samsung, not even for consumers. Well, ok - lawyers will do just fine!
Rating: 35 Votes
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chrismarle
99 months ago
Ok. The phone has not even been announced and they are already planning to sue Apple for a device that they don't even have any details.

Samsung is such a troll.
Rating: 29 Votes
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Benjamins
99 months ago

"For as long as Apple does not drop mobile telecommunications functions, it would be impossible for it to sell its i-branded products without using our patents. We will stick to a strong stance against Apple during the lingering legal fights."


lol Samsung those are called standard essential patent, you are required to offer a fair licensing term ....
Rating: 24 Votes
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ThemacNub
99 months ago

Samsung's lawyers need to be given the death penalty - in every country that they exist.


And i guess Apples lawyers deserve the same then?
Rating: 22 Votes
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MacinDoc
99 months ago

lol Samsung those are called standard essential patent, you are required to offer a fair licensing term ....

As you say, Samsung can't refuse to offer Apple fair licensing terms for essential communications technology, other legal actions between the companies notwithstanding. Otherwise, no company other than Samsung could make mobile phones, and given the patent portfolios owned by other companies, even they couldn't make then due to the IP that Samsung has to license under fair licensing terms.

I quite dislike this whole line of thinking, though, to announce that you are going to sue someone for patent infringement on a product before you even know what they are making. Now we know why Samsung demanded to see prototypes of the iPhone 5 "and any future products".
Rating: 18 Votes
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realeric
99 months ago
Samsung was gong to sue Apple using Infineon baseband chip. Apple now uses Qualcomm chip instead. How does Samsung sue Apple now? :confused:
Rating: 17 Votes
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j-traxx
99 months ago

Oh man, it's on now.
And if the 5 looks like the Galaxy S2, or Note, then it's going to be a knock-out round!

Really hope the iPhone 5 has NFC, it'll help make my wallet thinner.



lol. either way it'll make your wallet "thinner"!


ba dum ching!
Rating: 16 Votes
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Dreamer2go
99 months ago
why do some of you want Samsung to win?
I just don't get it.

I live in Hong Kong, and we used to have people playing Playstation portable, or Nintendo DS Lite on buses, trams, subways etc
now it's all iPhone/ipod Touch people are playing with / or checking news with their phones. This really IMPACTED people's daily lives.

Apple's iPhone (a smartphone that works) and iPad (a tablet that makes sense) really changed the game, and now Samsung is copying their products from iPhone to iPad, trying to penetrate that market WITHOUT much innovation??

Hell, even the Samsung Series 9 looks like a Macbook Air to me....... and none of Apple's "Macbook" line looks like a laptop made by Dell or Compaq in the old days.....

I would love to see Samsung really REVOLUTIONIZE a product, not just copying their design, switch some here and there configurations, and call it "OUR PRODUCT!"

I am on Apple's side.

Call me an Apple fanboy or whatever, I don't care.
But when I have a product I love and changed MY life too, then that company has my full support.


Oh one more thing. I don't HATE Samsung or anything.
I love their TVs. Their innovation in Television is really great. One of my relative just bought a Samsung LED HDTV 55", and it's awesome.

But Samsung needs to innovate!
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huffboy
99 months ago
another sucky move brough to you by samsung. :D
Rating: 12 Votes

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