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Samsung files patent suits vs Apple in Korea, Japan, Germany
- YooLi 16y agoThere is a reason they didn't file in the US too. I don't know it though. :) Anyone?
- kenjackson 16y agoThey may not have the patents in the US. You generally apply for patents in a per country basis. It also could be a matter of time on getting a lawsuit ready in the US.
- awa 16y agoThe same reason Apple filed in US instead of Korea?
- protomyth 16y agoProbably or it is just a little ratchet up in the back-and-forth. I would imagine it will come down to some agreement because the internal divisions of Samsung have some very different goals regarding Apple.
- foobarbazetc 16y agoBecause they wouldn't win and that would set a bad global precedent for them. They won't win in Japan or Germany either, but they have a chance in South Korea. South Korea is part of WIPO, so a favorable ruling there could pave the way for an actual filing in the US. But anyway, it won't come to that. Apple could own Samsung (and every other Android manufacturer out there) several times over with their patents and design marks. The Galaxy S is a blatant knock-off, which is why Apple got pissed. But... whatever. They'll settle, with Apple getting a nice discount on Samsung Semi and Samsung changing the design of the Galaxy line. Not a big deal. The end.
- hsmyers 16y agoNot sure about the country thing, but I did notice that these were hardware patents, not software. This may be more of a problem then it looks at first glance...