Mark this up as a win for Apple. A German court has decided to ban the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet in the country because it is too similar to the iPad. Samsung is expected to appeal this though, so it’s not over yet. But if you’re Samsung, that’s got to hurt.
But it hasn’t been all good news for Apple, they got sued by HTC… Again…. For patent infringement. But this time there’s a twist. It’s using 9 patents that the phone company bought from Google to launch this lawsuit:
Google had taken ownership of the patents less than a year ago, with four of the patents originating from Motorola Inc., three from Openwave Systems Inc. and two from Palm Inc., according to U.S. Patent and Trademark Office records. Jim Prosser, a spokesman for Mountain View, California-based Google, wouldn’t discuss reasons for the nine transfers to HTC.
This I think will make the iLawyers sweat a bit and perhaps launch an attack of their own. Expect this to heat up and quickly.
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German Court Bans Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1…. Then Apple Gets Sued By HTC Again
Mark this up as a win for Apple. A German court has decided to ban the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet in the country because it is too similar to the iPad. Samsung is expected to appeal this though, so it’s not over yet. But if you’re Samsung, that’s got to hurt.
But it hasn’t been all good news for Apple, they got sued by HTC… Again…. For patent infringement. But this time there’s a twist. It’s using 9 patents that the phone company bought from Google to launch this lawsuit:
Google had taken ownership of the patents less than a year ago, with four of the patents originating from Motorola Inc., three from Openwave Systems Inc. and two from Palm Inc., according to U.S. Patent and Trademark Office records. Jim Prosser, a spokesman for Mountain View, California-based Google, wouldn’t discuss reasons for the nine transfers to HTC.
This I think will make the iLawyers sweat a bit and perhaps launch an attack of their own. Expect this to heat up and quickly.
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