A court in Seoul, South Korea, has ruled that Apple and Samsung infringed each other's patents and must pay damages, Bloomberg reported this evening.
Apple must stop selling some products in Korea, and Samsung did not copy the iPhone's design, the Seoul Central District Court ruled, according to the news service.
The two smartphone and tablet makers are embroiled in an international battle over intellectual property that includes a headline-grabbing trial in Silicon Valley that's currently under jury deliberation.
Reuters reported earlier this evening that the court said Apple had infringed on two Samsung patents, but it did not provide specifics.
More to come.
Korean court: Apple, Samsung infringed each other's patents - CNET Mobile
Apple is found to have infringed two of Samsung's patents; one related to tethering between a phone and PC, and the other related to WCDMA. As a result, Apple will be barred from selling its infringing products in South Korea; products that include the iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4 as well as the first and second generation iPads, reports Money Today. Apple will also need to pay Samsung the ridiculously small sum of ₩40 million in damages, about $35,000.
Samsung isn't getting out unscathed, either. It will need to stop selling the Galaxy SII and Galaxy Tab 10.1 in its home country, as well as pay ₩25 million, about $22,000, for infringing Apple's bounce-back patent. The court ruled Samsung did not infringe Apple's other software patents, including slide-to-unlock, or its patents on product and packaging design.
The verdict has not been finalized, making it unclear what the companies' recourse to the injunctions might be. Samsung first filed suit against Apple in Korea for patent infringement in April of last year, after which Apple countersued, claiming Samsung infringed patents on its product design and user interface.
http://mobile.theverge.com/2012/8/23/3264434/apple-samsung-korea-lawsuit-verdict-announcement
Apple must stop selling some products in Korea, and Samsung did not copy the iPhone's design, the Seoul Central District Court ruled, according to the news service.
The two smartphone and tablet makers are embroiled in an international battle over intellectual property that includes a headline-grabbing trial in Silicon Valley that's currently under jury deliberation.
Reuters reported earlier this evening that the court said Apple had infringed on two Samsung patents, but it did not provide specifics.
More to come.
Korean court: Apple, Samsung infringed each other's patents - CNET Mobile
Apple is found to have infringed two of Samsung's patents; one related to tethering between a phone and PC, and the other related to WCDMA. As a result, Apple will be barred from selling its infringing products in South Korea; products that include the iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4 as well as the first and second generation iPads, reports Money Today. Apple will also need to pay Samsung the ridiculously small sum of ₩40 million in damages, about $35,000.
Samsung isn't getting out unscathed, either. It will need to stop selling the Galaxy SII and Galaxy Tab 10.1 in its home country, as well as pay ₩25 million, about $22,000, for infringing Apple's bounce-back patent. The court ruled Samsung did not infringe Apple's other software patents, including slide-to-unlock, or its patents on product and packaging design.
The verdict has not been finalized, making it unclear what the companies' recourse to the injunctions might be. Samsung first filed suit against Apple in Korea for patent infringement in April of last year, after which Apple countersued, claiming Samsung infringed patents on its product design and user interface.
http://mobile.theverge.com/2012/8/23/3264434/apple-samsung-korea-lawsuit-verdict-announcement
