Post Time：Jul 04,2011Classify:Industry NewsView：496
Samsung is withdrawing a
Don't confuse Samsung withdrawing one patent countersuit as a sign of surrender, though. The move is meant to streamline Samsung's legal battle, freeing Samsung's legal team to focus on the vast array of suits and countersuits Samsung is engaged in with Apple around the world. Even after dropping the countersuit in California, Samsung is still
Florian Mueller, a patent litigation and intellectual property expert, explains in a recent post on his
The challenge is defining that breathing space. Most smartphones today have the same basic form factor--some sort of roughly rectangular, thin, flat device where the front is mostly comprised of a touchscreen, along with a button or two. The same goes for tablets. There are only so many ways you can make a device that--by definition--is a flat LCD display with a touchscreen interface. Apple claims that Samsung crosses the line in "slavishly" imitating the design of the iPhone and iPad. In spite of Samsung dropping the one countersuit, things are
Meanwhile, Apple
The outcome of the legal war with Apple could be crucial to Samsung. With two consecutive quarters of losses looming, Samsung is consolidating its LCD display and semiconductor operations. Ironically, Apple is Samsung's biggest customer, but the tension between the two has
Source: http://www.pcworld.comAuthor: shangyi
