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Bloomberg: Samsung to stop suits seeking to block Apple sales in Europe

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Krzysztof Bryk

Samsung Electronics Co. will withdraw patent lawsuits seeking to block sales of Apple Inc. (AAPL) products as part of litigation over the use of its technology in European countries, the company said today. “Samsung has decided to withdraw our injunction requests against Apple on the basis of our standard essential patents pending in European courts, [...]

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FOSS PATENTS: Judge denies Apple permanent injunction, throws out Samsung’s jury misconduct claims

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Krzysztof Bryk

Judge Lucy Koh, the federal judge presiding over the Apple v. Samsung litigation in the Northern District of California, just entered two important post-trial orders. Within minutes of each other, the first order denied Apple a permanent injunction against Samsung despite a multiplicity of infringement findings by a federal jury in August and the second [...]

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FOSS PATENTS: Judge Koh declines to rule on Apple’s FRAND defenses against Samsung for lack of a need

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Krzysztof Bryk

Judge Lucy Koh, the federal judge presiding over two Apple v. Samsung lawsuits in the Northern District of California, has just issued her first ruling on issues raised at the post-trial hearing held a week ago (on December 6, 2012). It isn’t even a ruling in a narrow sense: the order just explains that the court [...]

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Businesswire: Samsung and Apple surge ahead in consumer brand preference

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Krzysztof Bryk

Consumers have given a huge vote of confidence in both Samsung and Apple according to the latest consumer brand preference rankings just released by Strategy Analytics’ ConsumerMetrix service. Over the past six months Samsung has improved its score by 4.4 points, extending its leadership over Sony to 17 points. Apple’s rating increased by 2.3 points [...]

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MIT Technology Review: Samsung chief strategy officer Young Sohn explains why he still uses Apple devices at home—and what his company needs to do to stay ahead

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Krzysztof Bryk

Samsung chief strategy officer Young Sohn explains why he still uses Apple devices at home—and what his company needs to do to stay ahead.

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Ausdroid: Samsung continues its crusade against Apple, says it knows where Mildura is

Posted on December 12, 2012 by Krzysztof Bryk

Samsung is at it again, presumably taking advantage of a recent statement from the Victorian Police which advised iOS users against using Apple Maps after the Mildura Police had to rescue some people who had followed directions from the Apple Maps software to the Victorian town of Mildura, that landed them smack bang in the [...]

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The Hill: Apple, Samsung, RIM push Congress for more airwaves

Posted on December 12, 2012 by Krzysztof Bryk

A coalition of technology companies sent a letter to key lawmakers on Tuesday, calling for Congress to provide more airwaves for smartphones and tablet computers.

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BGR: Samsung’s dependance on Apple business is overblown

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Krzysztof Bryk

Estimates issued earlier this year suggested Samsung (005930) stood to rake in $13 billion in revenue in 2013 solely through its various component deals with Apple (AAPL), the South Korean company’s biggest customer. Much or even all of that business stands to evaporate over the next few years, however, as the firms’ rivalry over patents [...]

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