What’s crazy about this is the two two companies DO BUSINESS together!
U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh in San Jose, California, issued the order yesterday after rejecting a similar request in December. Apple’s request, part of a broader patent dispute over smartphones and tablets, was based on an appeals court finding that it will probably win its patent-infringement claim relating to the Tab 10.1 table.
The world’s two biggest makers of high-end phones have accused each other of copying designs and technology for mobile devices and are fighting patent battles on four continents to retain their dominance in the $219 billion global smartphone market. Suwon, South Korea-based Samsung will take necessary legal steps in response to yesterday’s ruling on the year-old model, the company said in a statement today.
“This is an extension of their fight in the smartphone space,” Kim Young Chan, a Seoul-based analyst at Shinhan Investment Corp., said by phone. “If you look at precedents, different cases yielded different rulings. As long as smartphones aren’t blocked, Samsung’s fundamentals will stay intact.”
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