Samsung to challenge Apple patent decision

Published:  28 Aug at 10 AM

Samsung is gearing up to challenge the recent decision by a US court that the South Korean electronics firm infringed Apple patents. The decision by the US District Court saw shares in Samsung plunge seven per cent as investors fear a revenue slump as products are taken off the market.

Samsung is complaining that the decision of the court in the US is in stark contrast to decisions made over patents in other countries including Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. In a memo to its staff the firm said it had originally tried to negotiate with Apple because the firm was one of Samsung’s biggest customers.

Apple is now seeking to prevent the sale of a number of Samsung products in the US. These include eight Galaxy mobile phone models. The richest company on the planet is seeking a preliminary injunction against the products while it organises something more permanent.

Samsung is now trying to get an injunction lifted on its Galaxy Tab 10.1 following a ruling that the device did not infringe on the design patent for Apple’s iPad.

Samsung remained positive in the note it sent to employees. It explained that no company which relied solely on patent law in the courts had ever won the hearts of customers. The firm added that it hoped consumers would side with a firm that stood for innovation and not litigation.