Samsung files new complaint against Apple in France, says iPhone and iPad infringe patents

By on Sep 13, 2011 at 8:01 AM
Legal September 13, 2011

Samsung on Monday confirmed that it recently filed a new complaint against Apple in France, alleging that the Cupertino-based company’s iPad and iPhone devices infringe on three Samsung-owned patents. Unlike the case that recently saw a German judge ban sales of Samsung’s GALAXY Tab 10.1 tablet by the company’s local arm, Samsung’s complaint in France covers patents rather than the physical design of the devices in question. The suit targets Apple’s iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS and iPhone 3G as well as the iPad and iPad 2, and the patents in question cover the UMTS communication standard according to AFP. The complaint was first filed in July and a preliminary hearing will take place in December.

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  • Anonymous

    can’t wait to see how samsung loses this one

    • Anonymous

      Wait a long time then. :)

      • Zac Caslin

        He’ll only have to wait till december as stated in the article dumbass.

  • Anonymous

    If they are complaining that Apple are infringing on a UMTS patent – they should be available on FRAND terms as they have been baked into the specification. Perhaps Samsung, like Nokia before them, wanted special terms with Apple and held back on the fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory terms they promised.

    We never did get to see what Nokia got for their side of the “win” a few months ago – apart from the pile of cash of course. Nokia wanted to have access to some of Apple’s, non-standards encumbered patents, but that probably went away when they signed the deal with MS and then wound up the Apple case.

    I would suspect that Samsung are trying a similar trick here. But we shall see.

    • Anonymous

      That’s right, they can not ban a product because these patents are part of the UMTS standard.  Once that standard is accepted then all a patent-holding company can do is sue to receive licensing fees.  They must negotiate these fees with fair and reasonable that are non-discriminatory, ie they can’t charge Apple higher licensing fees than Sony Ericsson, for example, just because Apple sells more phones.  Apple is already paying Nokia licensing fees for similar patents, so I wonder if Samsung can double dip there.

  • http://profiles.google.com/jshurak Jeff Shurak

    any word on the specific patent infringements?

  • Anonymous

    This reminds me of the game of Risk.  Roll the dice and take over a country.  Then switch and the other team does it.  Get over it already.

  • Anonymous

    Haha. Hard for a company that had copied Apple so much and so long to break old habits. Looks like Samsung is playing follow the leader. Samsung will be dead in two years  true story™©®

    • Bullyboyb

      Samsung will be dead in 5 yrs, but not for the reasons you mention. I just hope Nokia buys the super amoled plus ( in five yes it will be the super duper amoled plus plus plus) screen patents.

    • Anonymous

      Go away child

    • Anonymous

      Lol go use shitty single-core, no flash, small screen iphone and quit trolling here.

      • Zac Caslin

        Android phones need a duel core chip just to scroll smoothy, I wouldn’t brag about that Freetard.

      • Anonymous

        Sources?  My Nexus One does just fine.  Troll on.

      • Zac Caslin

        Your nexus one does not scroll as good as the iPhone. But if its good enough for you Great.

  • Anonymous

    Please. Just. Stop.

  • Anonymous

    They should first verify if Samsung’s patents are original or copied before taking in a lawsuit.

  • Ben Collins

    It took them 4 years to realize their competitor’s biggest product is infringing on a patent they own?

    Really?

  • ARVISH RAMNAUTH

    WHAT IS YOU PROBLEM

  • Anonymous

    Woohoo! First.

    • Yoyoma

      LOL SCROAT FAIL! as usuall XD

  • http://twitter.com/jaytee1o4 jaytee1o4

    tit for tat… i love it

  • http://www.facebook.com/harleyhong Harlimus Prime

    i long for the day that apple crumbles into dust.

    • Norm

      I would be jumping for joy and setting off fireworks… hell ill do the same once jobs kicks the bucket.

  • Jgoitom23

    all i know is that these atty are getting paid and becoming very rich the court are loving it cause they are getting big fee off o these trials 

  • serpentor

    Oh sammy you just don’t understand Apple… they never cared whether iphone could get a signal anyways.

  • Wirelessmodz

    i sue you sue we all sue now get back to making  phones and tablets mofo’s

  • Anonymous

    Seeing corporations and governments/courts drowning in litigation based on the horrible patent system they created, brings a smile to my face.

  • Eric C

    I would like to know how Apple will affect Samsung in such a way that it will be dead in 2 years. The last time I checked Samsung was involved in
    Electronics, Shipbuilding, Financial, Chemical, Retail, Entertainment, Flash memory, Aviation, Optical storage, Mobile phones, Smartphones, Hard disk drives and Life Insurance with a net worth over $295 billion. So a little lawsuit by Apple over a phone is not going to cause then to lose any sleep and they certainly won’t be dead in 2 years. Wait I might be a little too advanced for you with this. I’ll let you keep playing video games in moms basement. Carry on.

    • Eric C

      This is for Scroat…

    • Anonymous

      They won’t b dead. That’s children thinking.

  • rdg666

    Haha… Good joke, Samsung…

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