A court in Seoul ruled on Friday that both Samsung had
Apple Inc.(NASDAQ:AAPL) had violated each other's technology patents and
imposed a partial ban on the products of both companies in South Korea.
Analysts said that the ruling offered no advantage to
ether of the companies. The three judge panel sad that Apple had violated two
Samsung patents while Samsung had violated one of Apple’s.
The ban on sales has been imposed on those products
that infringe on patents.
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The ruling also makes Apple liable to pay Samsung
$35,000 and for Samsung to pay Apple $22,000.
The produces which will be affected by the ban are
iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPads 1 and 2, Galaxy S2 and other products.
While analysts expressed surprise at the scale of the
ban, they said that the outcome of the verdict in a federal court in San José
will have more serious implications for the two companies, where they might
face the prospect of a ban on sales in the United States.
The Seoul lawsuit was part of a global fight over
patents between the two largest smartphone makers. They are engaged in legal
cases in about a dozen courts over four continents, most of it having to do
with patent infringements. The biggest stakes are in the US, however, where the
two companies are locked in a $2.5 billion legal battle in San Jose,
California.
The jury is expected to deliver its verdict on Friday.
Shares in Samsung closed up 1.8 percent on Friday.
Apple shares had closed down about a percent on Thursday.
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