ITC: Samsung guilty of infringing on Apple's text-selection patent

posted by Alan F. / Apr 05, 2013, 3:32 PM

ITC: Samsung guilty of infringing on Apple's text-selection patent

The Samsung Transform is one of the devices involved in this case

In a decision originally made on March 26th, Administrative Law Judge Thomas Pender ruled that Samsung infringed on Apple's patent on text selection. The ITC held off on announcing the decision until Thursday to give both companies time to redact any sensitive content. The patent specifically deals with a "method and apparatus for providing translucent images on a computer display," and covers the text selection on the Android browser as well as translucent buttons on the Android photo gallery.

In case fans of the Korean based manufacturer are now worried about an import ban on certain Samsung models, keep in mind that this is a preliminary ruling. All six commission members will hear the case in August and then make a final decision. If the commission members agree, Samsung could receive sales bans in the U.S. on a number of Samsung Galaxy, Nexus and Transform devices.

The news from the courtroom wasn't all bad for Samsung. The judge did rule that the company did not infringe on an Apple patent for determining if a microphone is plugged into a microphone jack. Originally, ITC staff felt that the Samsung Transform did infringe on the patent while the judge did not. When the case was remanded back to Judge Pender, he once again ruled for Samsung in this matter.

source: FOSSPatents via electronista

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39 Comments

1. osmaankhaan unregistered

Yawn... boring....

posted on Apr 05, 2013, 3:34 PM 5

42. anywherehome

Posts: 971; Member since: Dec 13, 2011

No, is terrifying, what's next? Stolen "icon" patent and later invalidated? Rotten Apple

posted on Apr 06, 2013, 6:53 AM 3

2. Mxyzptlk unregistered

Justice is served.

posted on Apr 05, 2013, 3:50 PM 9

15. tedkord

Posts: 17453; Member since: Jun 17, 2009

So you read the part about the microphone jack.

posted on Apr 05, 2013, 4:39 PM 18

18. PhoneArenaUser

Posts: 5498; Member since: Aug 05, 2011

He doesn't read, just troll.

posted on Apr 05, 2013, 4:53 PM 20

24. Aeires unregistered

"All six commission members will hear the case in August and then make a final decision." That part too. Until the final decision is made, it's still not conclusive.

posted on Apr 05, 2013, 6:39 PM 6

19. jacko1977

Posts: 428; Member since: Feb 11, 2012

its a frand patent

posted on Apr 05, 2013, 5:20 PM 1

20. sprockkets

Posts: 1612; Member since: Jan 16, 2012

Yes it was. I'm sure you also will feel that way, seeing apple paying $368.2 million to a patent troll VirnetX + $330k daily royalty fine.

posted on Apr 05, 2013, 5:21 PM 3

28. iushnt

Posts: 3139; Member since: Feb 06, 2013

Haha btw apple is getting what it deserves.. Bad reputation.. Poor Apple, scared as hell

posted on Apr 05, 2013, 7:21 PM 3

3. HASHTAG unregistered

Samsung's "guily," eh?

posted on Apr 05, 2013, 3:56 PM 5

6. 305Bucko

Posts: 506; Member since: Aug 07, 2011

Guily as chaged

posted on Apr 05, 2013, 4:19 PM 2

29. DHILLON_ARSH

Posts: 66; Member since: Mar 11, 2013

nah it aint....

posted on Apr 05, 2013, 7:45 PM 0

4. darkkjedii

Posts: 31529; Member since: Feb 05, 2011

They do select text in a similar way, but I don't know about infringement.

posted on Apr 05, 2013, 3:58 PM 4

5. moronman66

Posts: 162; Member since: Jan 09, 2012

So.... Samsung lost and won again? Am I the only one who's tired of hearing about these pointless lawsuits that really don't matter? It's obvious that Apple is going after Samsung because they're their major competition, the mobile device industry should be a rivalry, and Apple should try to better itself to have better sales if it wants to hurt Samsung, not break their knee caps with lawsuits.

posted on Apr 05, 2013, 4:11 PM 9

7. xprimer

Posts: 43; Member since: Jan 25, 2013

ohhh. . .sammy is sad. . .

posted on Apr 05, 2013, 4:20 PM 5

8. ama3654

Posts: 295; Member since: Nov 27, 2012

I wonder what would have happened if it was Apple that invented the mobile phone(Luckily Not), the iphone just didn't appear out of thin air, they copied pretty much everyone to make the iphone, then patent every prior art they might have improved or so smh. They are stagnant and desperate now as everyone has moved way beyond them in technology and innovation, this is just gonna make people hate them more and more, IDIOTS!

posted on Apr 05, 2013, 4:26 PM 10

25. darkkjedii

Posts: 31529; Member since: Feb 05, 2011

Dang dude sounds like you're taking this kinda personal. IJS.

posted on Apr 05, 2013, 6:44 PM 1

27. joey_sfb

Posts: 6794; Member since: Mar 29, 2012

Apple is the latest player in the mobile phone market. That's a fact! And its only them that start the whole sueing for sales ban bs. Others are happy to keep selling phones before apple appear in late 2007.

posted on Apr 05, 2013, 7:14 PM 6

30. darkkjedii

Posts: 31529; Member since: Feb 05, 2011

I agree, but he's still taking kinda personal.

posted on Apr 05, 2013, 7:50 PM 1

9. InspectorGadget80 unregistered

Damns apple suing on a 3phone yr old device? Com on sick tired of this shyt already

posted on Apr 05, 2013, 4:27 PM 8

10. Taters

Posts: 6474; Member since: Jan 28, 2013

Apple sucks. I have no idea how anyone can support them. HTC should have grown a pair and refuse to pay Apple.

posted on Apr 05, 2013, 4:31 PM 11

13. darkkjedii

Posts: 31529; Member since: Feb 05, 2011

The law is the law, he's not necessarily supporting them. He's making a ruling based on the evidence. I once sat on a jury, and voted not guilty despite that I thought the guy was, cuz of the evidence. Stop thinking apples buying everyone off...Sammy could actually be in the wrong