“Samsung has officially stated that it plans to bring the hammer down on Apple’s ‘free riding’ on its patented 3G wireless technology,” Chris Foresman reports for Ars Technica.
“Among its latest moves is a lawsuit seeking to ban Apple’s iPhones in The Netherlands, where Apple recently won an injunction barring Samsung from selling its Galaxy S-series devices in the European Union,” Foresman reports. “Because the patents in question are essential to 3G standards, however, Samsung’s strategy to sue over these patents may not be as successful as it hopes.”
Foresman reports, “Samsung claims that numerous other manufacturers have licensed these patents while Apple has not, but Samsung apparently never made any offer to license the patents to Apple on FRAND or any terms according to legal briefs filed by Apple in US court. Furthermore, Samsung’s use of FRAND-encumbered patents against Apple could constitute a violation of antitrust laws both here and in the EU. At least, that’s the argument Apple is making. From our conversations with several IP experts, our understanding is that suing over FRAND-encumbered patents is frowned upon by courts in the EU in particular.”
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