Samsung sues Australian patent commissioner to force judicial review of Apple patents

Samsung sued the Australian patent commissioner in an Australian Federal Court late last month in an attempt to force a judicial review of four key patents that were “inappropriately” granted to Apple between 2009 and 2010. The South Korean electronics giant has been in an ongoing, high-profile dispute with Apple for nearly a year. Both companies have sought injunctions against the other in an attempt to block device sales, and Samsung now claims the patents in question should not have been granted because they were duplicates of innovation patents that had already been issued by the commissioner under Australia’s patent system, iTnews reported. The company hopes the review will nullify the four patents, which would lead to a full dismissal of Apple’s case against the Galaxy Tab tablet. A hearing is scheduled for June 25th.

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