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Patent reveals unsightly Galaxy Z Flip (4) with rotating hinge camera
The Galaxy Z Flip 3 is weeks away from an official unveiling. Its design is no longer a mystery in the wake of so many leaked renders, and it's going to take a while before the Galaxy Z Flip 4 will even hit our radars. Nevertheless, a few interesting sketches found by LetsGoDigital were published […]
- By Mihai Matei
- 3 years ago
Galaxy Z Fold design with touch-sensitive side buttons shows up in patent application
A lot of work and mental effort went into developing the Galaxy Fold series, given that there was no precedent of a foldable device hitting the consumer market. Likewise, a lot of Galaxy Z Fold design ideas have been patented by Samsung, yet they'll probably never see the light of day in the form of […]
- By Mihai Matei
- 3 years ago
Samsung to trade semiconductor expertise for COVID-19 vaccine patents
What do semiconductors and COVID-19 vaccines have in common? Nothing really, but Samsung Biologics reportedly wants to secure vaccine production orders as well as patented technologies from US-based pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and Moderna, and the Korean tech giant's semiconductor expansion plans in the USA might be used as leverage. President Moon Jae-in will attend the […]
- By Mihai Matei
- 3 years ago
Samsung opening hundreds of mobile patents to the masses
Samsung's intellectual property spanning hundreds of patents and inventions will soon come within reach of the average Joe and Jane, royalty-free, like Samsung plans to be in the future. In its home country, that is, as the South Korean Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy revealed during a Friday morning presser. That's pretty much it […]
- By Dominik Bosnjak
- 3 years ago
Samsung’s eyeing LG’s 5G patent portfolio after its demise from mobile
Samsung Electronics is reportedly looking at LG's 5G patent portfolio with interest following LG's retreat from the mobile market earlier this year. Samsung as well as a lot of NPEs (non-practicing entities) are reportedly considering buying LG Electronics' 5G patents, though Samsung might be looking at alternative ways in which it can secure these 5G technologies. […]
- By Mihai Matei
- 3 years ago
Fed up with patent trolls, Samsung goes on an offensive
Getting sued by every patent troll under the capitalist sun kind of goes with the territory when you're an international conglomerate innovating across dozens of industries. Be that as it may, it would appear Samsung's tolerance for such low-effort extortion attempts from the so-called “non-practicing entities” has finally reached its tipping point. As the company […]
- By Dominik Bosnjak
- 3 years ago
Samsung is experimenting with Z-shaped foldable concepts, patent reveals
The World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO) published a patent application filed by Samsung Electronics today for a multi-foldable electronic device, suggesting that the company is thinking of leveraging foldable display technology to create new foldable devices with unique form factors. To be precise, the patent application doesn't pertain to an actual device prototype but rather […]
- By Mihai Matei
- 3 years ago
Samsung was the world’s 2nd largest smart home patent applicant in 2020
Samsung's ambitions in the smart home segment aren't waning and this was highlighted recently in a study conducted by China-based global intellectual property data service provider incoPat. According to the company cited by Business Korea, Samsung Electronics was ranked the world's second-largest smart home patent applicant – not to be confused with patent holder – […]
- By Mihai Matei
- 3 years ago
Codec pioneer DivX sues Samsung for quadruple patent infringement
Established codec developer DivX filed a lawsuit against Samsung that accuses the company of quadruple theft of patented video technologies. LG and Realtek Semiconductor are the defendants in the case as well, with the American company claiming both are guilty of near-identical transgressions. In its address to a Delaware district court, the plaintiff demanded a […]
- By Dominik Bosnjak
- 4 years ago
Samsung sued for patent infringement over Wireless PowerShare tech
A lawsuit filed with a Marshall Division court earlier this month alleges Samsung's Wireless PowerShare tech infringes on a 2015 patent owned by Rockwall, Texas-based Garrity Power Services (GPS) LLC. Public comptroller records yield surprisingly little information about this firm, at least relative to the fact it's been operating for just under 15 years. GPS has […]
- By Dominik Bosnjak
- 4 years ago
UK-based firm plans to sue Samsung for allegedly stealing its patented QLED tech
A UK-based firm, Nanoco Technologies, which specializes in the development and production of cadmium-free quantum dots and other nanomaterials, is planning to sue Samsung. The company alleges that the South Korean TV firm stole its patented quantum dot technology and used it in its new range of high-end QLED TVs. Nanoco has secured a chunk […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 4 years ago
Samsung finds itself embroiled in an OLED patent infringement lawsuit
A couple of Samsung Group subsidiaries including Samsung Electronics and Samsung Display found themselves embroiled in a new patent infringement lawsuit. The complaint was filed by Japanese OLED display maker JOLED at the US District Court for the Western District of Texas. JOLED seeks remedies including damages and an accounting from Samsung Electronics, Samsung Display, […]
- By Mihai Matei
- 4 years ago
Samsung patents six-camera smartphone setup with this unique feature
Samsung is no stranger to innovations and impressive technologies. After all, it was the first brand to commercially launch a foldable smartphone, something that requires innovation on almost all fronts. It is also the first company to develop a 108MP smartphone camera sensor. Now, a newly published patent reveals that the company is working on […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 4 years ago
Samsung AR glasses patent shows a way to ease turn-by-turn navigation experience
Samsung develops various technologies every year, and some of them eventually appear in real-life products. The company has been working on various AR (augmented reality) and VR (virtual reality) technologies over the past few years and has filed several patents. A new patent filed by the company was published recently, showing a neat AR feature […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 4 years ago
Samsung applies for three screen cover patents for foldable phones
Samsung uses a plastic film over the Galaxy Fold's foldable display and an Ultra Thin Glass (UTG) cover over the Galaxy Z Flip's foldable screen. However, both materials are sourced from the company's display manufacturing arm, who, in turn, buys the base materials from other firms. The South Korean chaebol's smartphone business is trying to be […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 4 years ago
