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Samsung will pay $10 to Galaxy S4 owners for manipulating benchmark scores

Samsung will pay $10 to Galaxy S4 owners for manipulating benchmark scores

Back in 2013, Samsung and a few other Android manufacturers were caught cheating on smartphone benchmarks. They did this by including code that temporarily increased the speed of the chipset when a benchmark app was running. Samsung’s Galaxy S4 was one of the devices to have allegedly engaged in such behavior. Unsurprisingly, a lawsuit was […]

  • By Naresh
  • 5 years ago
Apple seeks $1 billion in damages from Samsung in patent retrial

Apple seeks $1 billion in damages from Samsung in patent retrial

As we reported earlier this week, the Apple v. Samsung patent infringement case is undergoing a retrial. The case is about Samsung infringing on three design and two utility patents owned by Apple. The retrial is not about whether Samsung is guilty of infringement or not, but what the damages should be. Samsung is hoping […]

  • By Naresh
  • 7 years ago
Apple and Samsung to return to the courtroom for a patent damages retrial

Apple and Samsung to return to the courtroom for a patent damages retrial

Judge Lucy Koh of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California determined on Sunday that Apple and Samsung will return to the courtroom to battle a retrial of their famous design patent damages case, which is exactly what the South Korean company has been fighting for. Samsung had originally, as noted […]

  • By Josh L.
  • 7 years ago
Samsung sued over exploding Galaxy S7 edge

Samsung sued over exploding Galaxy S7 edge

Samsung has revealed what was causing the Galaxy Note 7's battery to explode which forced it to issue a global recall for its latest flagship smartphone and it has reiterated that this issue is just limited to the Galaxy Note 7. However, the company is now being sued over a Galaxy S7 edge which allegedly […]

  • By Adnan Farooqui
  • 8 years ago
Patent wars continue; Samsung’s appeal against $930M damages to Apple begins today

Patent wars continue; Samsung’s appeal against $930M damages to Apple begins today

Apple have a history of gathering patents for various design and UI elements. That often doesn't go well with the other biggie in the smartphone market, i.e., Samsung. Although the companies have a thriving relationship with regards to manufacture and supply of certain essential components, the patent wars never really seem to cease. Samsung had […]

  • By Yash G.
  • 10 years ago
Dutch court upholds sales ban against Samsung products

Dutch court upholds sales ban against Samsung products

A new development happened in the Netherlands Court yesterday as the court upheld the previous decision of banning certain Samsung products that infringed Apple's “bounce back” patent. Some of the infringed products include Samsung's original Galaxy S, Galaxy S II and Galaxy Ace and despite the fact that the ban is “extended to all devices […]

  • By Kunal G.
  • 11 years ago
Report: Samsung and Apple in settlement talks again

Report: Samsung and Apple in settlement talks again

The legal battle between Samsung and Apple could come to an end, according to a report by Korea Times. The Korean publication cites “people directly involved in the matter” and claims that both Samsung and Apple have resumed talks to settle their patent disputes out of court. While the talks are going on for royalty […]

  • By Kunal G.
  • 11 years ago
Apple wins patent ruling in Japan

Apple wins patent ruling in Japan

Samsung suffered a blow in the Tokyo District Court earlier today as Judge Koji Hasegawa ruled that Apple didn’t infringe Samsung owned patent. Samsung alleged Apple’s devices like iPhone 4s, iPhone 4 and iPad 2 to infringe on the data communication patent but the Japanese court didn’t find any infringement by the American company. Samsung […]

  • By Kunal G.
  • 11 years ago
Judge rules Samsung infringes a patent, invalidates the other before trial

Judge rules Samsung infringes a patent, invalidates the other before trial

Samsung received a double blow in the US court this week as Judge Lucy Koh ruled Samsung to infringe an Apple patent and invalidated Samsung’s claim of Apple infringing one. The patents in question are the Apple owned autocomplete patent, which is infringed by Samsung and the one that got invalidated was Samsung’s patent on […]

  • By Kunal G.
  • 11 years ago
Jury awards $290 million towards damages to Apple in case retrial

Jury awards $290 million towards damages to Apple in case retrial

The jury has given their verdict in the partial retrial of the Apple vs Samsung case. After being awarded a hefty sum of $1.05 billion in damages to Apple, judge Lucy Koh reduced the damages by $450.5 million as she considered the number to be based on some wrong calculation. The new jury has now […]

  • By Michael R.
  • 11 years ago
Apple wants to impose sanctions on Samsung over leaked agreement

Apple wants to impose sanctions on Samsung over leaked agreement

Apple and Samsung have been battling out in the court over patent infringements for couple of years now but the companies argued yesterday in the San Jose court over leaked patent licensing agreements. The story so far is that Apple handed patent licensing agreements with Nokia, Ericsson, Sharp and Philips marked with “Attorney Eyes Only”. […]

  • By Kunal G.
  • 11 years ago
Apple could add more Samsung products in the U.S. import ban

Apple could add more Samsung products in the U.S. import ban

Import ban on some Samsung products went into effect early this month and now FOSS Patents has spotted a new filing that claims Apple to have appealed on the final decision of the ITC case. The Notice of Appeals and Petition for Review was filed by Apple last week in the Federal Circuit that could […]

  • By Kunal G.
  • 11 years ago
Samsung sends commitments in antitrust case to EU Commission

Samsung sends commitments in antitrust case to EU Commission

When EU Commission opened an antitrust case against Samsung last year, Samsung was confident of proving they didn't violate any rules. Fast forward to today, EU Competition Commissioner Joaquin Almunia says “Samsung has submitted their commitments to address the concerns.” While the recommendations are under wraps for the moment, the Commission confirmed to “soon launch […]

  • By Kunal G.
  • 11 years ago
Samsung, LG Display agree to end lawsuits

Samsung, LG Display agree to end lawsuits

Samsung Display's legal war with LG Display will finally come to an end as both companies have decided to settle it amicably. Both companies were entangled in a series of lawsuits where they alleged infringement of respective display technologies, even prompting the government to step in to resolve the matter. The settlement details are under […]

  • By Kunal G.
  • 11 years ago