gameboy1977 Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 San Francisco (AFP) - Apple has asked a federal judge to bar US sales of Samsung smartphones and tablet computers in the blockbuster patent case involving the two electronics giants. Related Stories In a court filing in California, Apple said the smartphones and tablets were found to have violated patents in a jury trial held last year. Apple renewed its bid for a permanent injunction on sales of a number of Samsung products after an appeals court decision last month cleared the way for a new hearing on the matter. In the latest filing dated Thursday, Apple's attorneys wrote that the court "previously concluded that Samsung's sale of infringing products has irreparably harmed Apple." The document added that the appeals court decision "makes clear that the record evidence... collectively demonstrates a sufficient 'causal nexus' between Samsung's infringement and the irreparable harm to Apple." Apple added that "money damages are not an adequate remedy for Samsung's infringement of these patents." The US firm is seeking a ban on Samsung's smartphone models Captivate, Continuum, Droid Charge, Epic 4G, Exhibit 4G, Fascinate, Galaxy Ace, Galaxy Prevail, Galaxy S, Galaxy S 4G, Gem, Indulge, Infuse, Mesmerize, Nexus S 4G, Replenish, Vibrant,Transform and three versions of the Galaxy S II. Bans are also being sought on the Galaxy Tab and Tab 10.1 tablets. The request does not affect the newest Samsung devices, which were not at issue in the trial because of the fast product cycles in the industry. The South Korean firm, the world's biggest maker of smartphones, has been ordered to pay Apple more than $900 million after a retrial on some of the issues in the case. But the case, one of several being played out in courts and administrative agencies around the world, has not dented sales of Samsung, which has vaulted ahead of Apple in many markets around the world. Read more: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKay Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 Does anyone know what patents these particular phones violate? Tried reading the source article, and looked where they got their info, but found nothing. Curios to know if its the usual "We patented the rectangle" or Samsung are genuinely using patents vital to Apple etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Red King Subscriber² Posted December 28, 2013 Subscriber² Share Posted December 28, 2013 Competition through the court, not through innovation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
123456789A Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 If the Samsung phones were banned all of a sudden, it could be an opportunity for more people to check out the wonderful line of Windows Phone products available. Why get in the crossfire of patent litigation when you can sit comfortably on the sidelines with your popcorn and a Lumia device? DConnell, spenser.d, RottGutt and 2 others 5 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gameboy1977 Posted December 28, 2013 Author Share Posted December 28, 2013 I heard that Samsung is going to abandon windows phone and choose android OS over windows phone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKay Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 I heard that Samsung is going to abandon windows phone and choose android OS over windows phone. Will probably swap Windows Phone with Tizen, Windows Phone is Nokias territory now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torolol Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 wont be long before WP will be exclusively Microsoft, just like how Macintosh was Apple's exclusive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soniqstylz Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 Does anyone know what patents these particular phones violate? Tried reading the source article, and looked where they got their info, but found nothing. Curios to know if its the usual "We patented the rectangle" or Samsung are genuinely using patents vital to Apple etc. Tap to zoom, pinch to zoom, and patents on using Samsung parts like chipset, memory and screens. One of those I made up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKay Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 Tap to zoom, pinch to zoom, and patents on using Samsung parts like chipset, memory and screens. One of those I made up. I hope it was pinch to zoom, because wasn't that invalidated? :rofl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knife Party Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 If the Samsung phones were banned all of a sudden, it could be an opportunity for more people to check out the wonderful line of Windows Phone products available. Why get in the crossfire of patent litigation when you can sit comfortably on the sidelines with your popcorn and a Lumia device? if only. Sadly we live we in reality, not Lumia La La Land. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spenser.d Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 if only. Sadly we live we in reality, not Lumia La La Land. Yes, a reality where Lumias continue to gain popularity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knife Party Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 Yes, a reality where Lumias continue to gain popularity. to be fair, Lumia's have excellent hardware. Its just the software which irks me a bit. But meh, each to their own. I can see the appeal of Lumia with WP for some folks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(Spork) Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 Captivate, Continuum, Droid Charge, Epic 4G, Exhibit 4G, Fascinate, Galaxy Ace, Galaxy Prevail, Galaxy S, Galaxy S 4G, Gem, Indulge, Infuse, Mesmerize, Nexus S 4G, Replenish, Vibrant,Transform and three versions of the Galaxy S II. aren't all of these dead phones any ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vcfan Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 Captivate, Continuum, Droid Charge, Epic 4G, Exhibit 4G, Fascinate, Galaxy Ace, Galaxy Prevail, Galaxy S, Galaxy S 4G, Gem, Indulge, Infuse, Mesmerize, Nexus S 4G, Replenish, Vibrant,Transform and three versions of the Galaxy S II.[/size] aren't all of these dead phones any ?[/size] how do you think Samsung sells 70-80 million phones a quarter? in the article above, apple says monetary compensation isn't what they are after, they are going after samsungs marketshare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ichi Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 If the Samsung phones were banned all of a sudden, it could be an opportunity for more people to check out the wonderful line of Windows Phone products available. Or HTC, LG, Motorola, Oppo, Xiaomi, Sony... It could give a nice boost to cheap quality phones like the Nexus 5 or the Moto G, and Xiaomi could certainly take a nice chunk of the pie if they decided to begin distributing worldwide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
123456789A Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 Or HTC, LG, Motorola, Oppo, Xiaomi, Sony... It could give a nice boost to cheap quality phones like the Nexus 5 or the Moto G, and Xiaomi could certainly take a nice chunk of the pie if they decided to begin distributing worldwide. Never heard out Xiaomi before. Sounds like a character on Tekken or something. Phouchg 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phouchg Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 Never heard out Xiaomi before. Sounds like a character on Tekken or something. Can't blame them for being wooden in their beliefs, can you? 123456789A 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ichi Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Never heard out Xiaomi before. Which is logical considering they are so far releasing their products in China only. It's though the company where former Google's vice president of product management for Android (Hugo Barra) is working now, and their high end phones at low prices (in the $300 range) have had excellent reviews pretty much everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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