Samsung to pursue iPhone 5 sales ban over LTE patents infringement

20 September, 2012
The Koreans believe that the LTE connectivity implementation of the iPhone 5 infringes 8 of their patents.

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  • jimmy
  • sG%
  • 21 Sep 2012

I find this fight over patenting ideas is silly. It seems to do nothing but disrupt the evolution of technology in the industry. (In every industry on that note but lets not spend years debating on that). Next this you know apple will be suing anyone who uses the same glass as them, uses the same anything for that matter. Its silly and childish. Go be innovative, don't discourage improvement on past ideas. You would think that its a good idea to improve on something rather than start something new and make it better. No no no we cant have that says the government, we need to protect ideas in every way possible. Fair enough, but why do people seem to sue for products that are similar to theirs. They are both smart phones. GET OVER IT. Now I'm going to make a call on my trusty 6 year old nokia 6300.....

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    • Moshel
    • utj
    • 21 Sep 2012

    Well then I guess Samsung execs will be first in the line to grab the Iphone 5 :)

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      • prima
      • R$a
      • 21 Sep 2012

      enough with this patent wars, just go make good phones you guys

        • J
        • Jode
        • v0q
        • 21 Sep 2012

        Mr Rule, 21 Sep 2012WTH!! Android core JB infringes apple's software!! android ... moreSteve jobs was right, android is a stolen technology(of course from apple). I dont know if it is true that those who work in google for android was first worked as software engneer at apple.

          • k
          • know yourself
          • qCV
          • 21 Sep 2012

          Ken, 20 Sep 2012Apple shouldn't have been granted those moronic patents to ... moreNot the best place to show off ignorance, bias, and immaturity... Not sure if there was a proper understanding of innovation and engineering...
          Real engineers work on true innovations like LTE, which may not have a shape or form and bling effect like the rounded rectangles, cute icons, and bouncing windows... The innovations that real engineers create are far more critical, valuable, and practical than aesthetics to the functioning of an electronic device... LTE takes years and billions of R&D, not bling bling icons and jumpy windows or some self promoted "magical" aesthetic stunt...

          BTW, Apple had virtually none and was last in terms of major smartphone companies in LTE related patents until it bought a handful recently hoping to protect itself from the lawsuits it started... Now you tell us what is true innovation and who the true innovators are before trashing anybody...

            • m
            • miles
            • sxr
            • 21 Sep 2012

            GO SAMSUNG!!! its time to strike back at the "rotten apples."

              • k
              • khall77
              • ysI
              • 21 Sep 2012

              apple didnt come up with iphone name first lynksis did and apple didnt ivent all of the technology they are claiming go look it up iphone uses samsungs parts in their iphone apple is being childish and im happy that samsung is gonna sue them i beleieve in freedom of choice and all apple wants to do is make it so that the only phone we can buy is theirs

                • m
                • miles
                • sxr
                • 21 Sep 2012

                Apple is a smart cheapshot...knowing that they cannot beat Samsung head on in terms of product innovation and quality, it invokes the law and considers themselves as the "victim," in the same way that Netscape sued Microsoft for antitrust a decade ago...yet lost the market. Same thing here, Apple will lose the market and competition in the end. iPhone products are nothing but rehashing wannabes. It is self-evident that Samsung products are superior over Apple...you don't need to be a rocket scientist to figure that out...just use and compare their products and let your experience tell you the truth.

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                  • AnonD-31444
                  • uAj
                  • 21 Sep 2012

                  Someone, 21 Sep 2012Just thought I'd remind you all that Apple's share price hi... moreThis guy get happier because his servant get rich? Yours servant should get bigger, strongger, but should never get richer. I will be happy if their r&d cost 10 to 20% revenue, and profit about 20 bil usd. But having an excessive 100bil usd in the bank, thats robbery. Still be worshipped. All hail Apple.

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                    • iGnorant
                    • qCV
                    • 21 Sep 2012

                    sam-dung, 20 Sep 2012first of all, APPLE is the reason why touch screens are whe... moreAccording to your logic, there is no way Apple would have even dreamed about making a "smart/phone" if there were no Palm, Handspring, Nokia, Blackberry, Microsoft, Samsung, LG Prada, etc... It just watched, watched, learned, learned, stole, stole, patented, patented, and waited for the right time and took it to the next step, which happens all the time in the technology market, except the steal and patent... Nothing special...

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                      • Mr Rule
                      • PF5
                      • 21 Sep 2012

                      WTH!! Android core JB infringes apple's software!! android is based on linux where linux is based on unix... Apple osx is also based on unix... What's going on here... Are people at apple smoke something funky... I don't know... Like.... Poisonous shroom perhaps...:-)

                        • J
                        • J-Ro
                        • TbE
                        • 21 Sep 2012

                        i'm android fan but i'm sick of all back and forth. Clearly both of these companies have too much money and too much time, personally, i just want to see amazing features in my phones, not a fan of all this watered down operating systems, like what they did to the microsoft os, tsk tsk

                          • k
                          • know yourself
                          • qCV
                          • 21 Sep 2012

                          AnonD-59657, 21 Sep 2012Dont worry Apple has patented the ultrafast LTE, and there ... moreYou meant they "bought" it from others just now since they virtually had none and knew they are going to be sued...

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                            • sama
                            • t}F
                            • 21 Sep 2012

                            iphone should be banned coz they are a major obstacle in the growing technology and they should take a law course coz theyre interested(i think)in law school rather than developing a good phone..NOI..hahaha.

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                              • AnonD-31444
                              • uAj
                              • 21 Sep 2012

                              In the past, Samsung make the misstake of standardising power saving 3g tech, and apple just rip off. Now that Apple start the patent war, they wont have power saving 4g for free. Prepare to pay back. Stupid us patent system. In the near future, apple wont get a single license from samsung, htc, nokia, sony, and the sheeps will know the true, after paying a trillion dollars for the biggest lie ever

                                • k
                                • know yourself
                                • qCV
                                • 21 Sep 2012

                                Someone, 21 Sep 2012Just thought I'd remind you all that Apple's share price hi... moreUnfortunately, history repeats itself... over and over again...

                                That's the sign that it's about to go the other way... down that is...

                                  • J
                                  • Jackie
                                  • tug
                                  • 21 Sep 2012

                                  Hi Samsung..why you dont make a touchscreen phones before Apple first generation iPhone?So..not blame other if you're really capable company.

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                                    • AnonD-5661
                                    • fvS
                                    • 21 Sep 2012


                                    samsung is psychopathic

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                                      • AnonD-57255
                                      • 425
                                      • 21 Sep 2012

                                      I'm getting sick and tired of all this Bulls#it. Really it's getting ridiculous now...

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                                        • AnonD-52738
                                        • IV$
                                        • 21 Sep 2012

                                        Go ahead Samsung, Apple shall (need) push out from Mobile business, Apple is the main creator of this messy pattern infringement.