Samsung and Google team up to wage legal war against Apple

14 years ago

“The intellectual property battle between Samsung Electronics and Apple may have hit a turning point as the Korean company now appears to have the support of Google, which competes with Apple for supremacy in mobile operating systems,” Kim Yoo-chul reports for The Korea Times.

“Google being dragged into the bitter fight between Samsung and Apple was all too predictable,” Kim reports. “A U.S. court recently ruled to block the sales of Samsung’s Galaxy Nexus smartphones, which were designed in collaboration with Google. Since the decision, the two firms have been working closely to create a united front against Apple’s legal offensive, said Samsung.”

Kim reports, “This is the first time Samsung confirmed it is getting help from Google in its legal battle with Apple. Google is also supporting HTC, a Taiwanese smartphone maker and a major Android player, which is also in a legal dispute with Apple… Samsung and Apple has been engaged in an increasingly ugly fight since early last year, when the latter filed a lawsuit accusing the former for ‘slavishly’ copying the look and feel of iPhones and iPads in introducing its Galaxy lineup of smartphones and touch-screen tablets.”

“After suffering back-to-back setbacks in the U.S., Samsung needs all the help it can get in its showdown with Apple,” Kim reports. “A previous court ruling also blocked Samsung’s newest Galaxy tablet from being sold in the U.S. The consecutive rulings may cost Samsung over $200 million, industry insiders say.”

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MacDailyNews Take: The armed robber and the driver of the getaway car team up to wage legal war on the bank they robbed. Makes a ton of sense – if they’re lucky enough to get that addled fool Posner to hijack another case for them.