The long-led and much awaited case of patent
infringement between the two Silicon Valley giants Apple Inc.(NASDAQ:AAPL) and Samsung
Electronics Co. commences today in the federal court in California. Apple-Samsung
are set for a showing in one of the most watched patent trials today in San
Jose, California. The trial is the first of its kind as the case with the
potential to reshape a fast-evolving market the two now dominate.
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The trial is a deciding factor for the future of
the smartphone and tablet industry as Apple Inc. has accused Samsung of slavishly copying the
design of its prized iPad and iPhone. Apple Inc.’s $2.5 billion patent-
infringement lawsuit against its rival Samsung Electronics Co. is a battle that
is being fought on four continents. Both sides have engaged in allegations and
counter-allegations in courts across the world for dominance of a mobile-device
market.
The tech titans will lock horns in a federal
courtroom in front of U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh who has practiced as an
intellectual-property litigator in Silicon Valley for eight years. Jurors will
decide each company’s claims that its rival infringed patents covering designs
and technology for mobile devices, with potential damage awards reaching
billions of dollars.
Apple Inc. has charged Samsung Electronics Co. of
slavishly copying the designs of iPhone and iPad for its smartphones and
tablets. The maker of the iPhone and iPad claims of Samsung infringing three of
its patents: actionable linking, slide-to-unlock, and touchscreen word
suggestion. The South Korean company has countersued and will be presenting
claims that Apple is infringing two patents covering mobile-technology
standards and three utility patents. Samsung is demanding royalties of as much
as 2.4 percent for each device sold, according to a court filing. However, if Samsung
is found guilty, it would be forced to remove these features from its devices.
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The dispute has grown steep into the tech sector,
with companies including Microsoft Corp, IBM Corp, Nokia and Research in Motion
Ltd filing court papers this week to try to keep their own patent licensing
agreements from being disclosed during the trial.
The case is Apple Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co.
Ltd., 11-cv-01846, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California (San
Jose).
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