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Samsung strikes back at Apple with multiple patent infringement lawsuits
Sean Fallon
Samsung has responded to Apple's lawsuits with ten patent infringement claims of its own
Samsung's Galaxy S features a 4-inch super-AMOLED display, a 1GHz processor and Android 2.1
Published on Apr 22, 2011
In a move that shouldn't surprise anyone, Samsung is countersuing Apple for infringing on 10 total patents.
The suits were filed in South Korea, Japan and Germany and, according to Reuters, they involve "power reduction during data transmission, 3G technology for reducing errors during data transmission, and wireless data communication technology."
Samsung has called on Apple to stop infringing on those patents and compensate the company. In a statment Samsung noted:
"Samsung is responding actively to the legal action taken against us in order to protect our intellectual property and to ensure our continued innovation and growth in the mobile communications business"
The countersuits stem from original lawsuits filed by Apple that claim Samsung copied "the look and feel" of both the iPhone and iPad from the hardware all the way down to the packaging.
The issue is further complicated by the fact that Samsung designs and produces A4 and A5 chips for Apple.
As the situation gets messier (and you know it will), it will definitely be interesting to see how these developments affect that business relationship.
