German court absolves Apple of infringing on a Samsung 3G-related patent, six more to go
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Oh, well, new year, same... patents. Judge Andreas Voss of Germany’s Mannheim Regional Court just ruled today that Apple is not infringing one of the seven 3G standard-related patents Samsung claimed it is.
Samsung's spokesperson Nam Ki-yung commented: "We are disappointed that the court did not share our views regarding the infringement by Apple of this specific patent in Germany. It should be noted that today’s ruling relates to only one of several patents asserted by Samsung in the Mannheim court.”
The ruling can still be appealed at various higher court, although it is not clear yet if Samsung is going to chase that path, plus it is just one small development in the giant patent battle between Apple and Samsung, which will likely entertain us through the summer as well, unless the companies man up and work out the inevitable settlements already.
source: FOSSPatents
Samsung's spokesperson Nam Ki-yung commented: "We are disappointed that the court did not share our views regarding the infringement by Apple of this specific patent in Germany. It should be noted that today’s ruling relates to only one of several patents asserted by Samsung in the Mannheim court.”
The ruling can still be appealed at various higher court, although it is not clear yet if Samsung is going to chase that path, plus it is just one small development in the giant patent battle between Apple and Samsung, which will likely entertain us through the summer as well, unless the companies man up and work out the inevitable settlements already.
source: FOSSPatents
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8 Comments
1. jbash posted on 20 Jan 2012, 07:59 2 0
"unless the companies man up and work out the inevitable settlements already."
couldn't agree with you more
3. JGuinan007 posted on 20 Jan 2012, 08:26 1 0
Then what would happen to the Lawyers, I dont think they are going to give up this cash cow anytime in the next few years
5. ZEUS.the.thunder.god posted on 20 Jan 2012, 08:46 5 2
yeah but rotten fruit would never agree to that. they are just afraid of green ROBOT
6. remixfa posted on 20 Jan 2012, 10:07 4 0
through summer? ha. more likely through christmas 2015.. lol
7. bigdawg23 posted on 20 Jan 2012, 10:16 1 0
Glad they keep battling this out, so use consumers get to pay higher prices for the phones.
8. TechGeekpk posted on 20 Jan 2012, 12:40 2 0
They should focus on their products quality and customers. They fighting on eachother's success.
