Apple on Monday filed a lawsuit against Samsung claiming the electronics company copied its iPhone and iPad products.
[ad#Google Adsense 300×250 in story]Specifically named in the lawsuit are the “Galaxy S 4G,” “Epic 4G,” “Nexus S” and the “Galaxy Tab,” Samsung’s iPad competitor, according to the Wall Street Journal.
“Rather than innovate and develop its own technology and a unique Samsung style for its smart phone products and computer tablets, Samsung chose to copy Apple’s technology, user interface and innovative style in these infringing products,” reads the lawsuit.
Samsung did not respond to AllThingsD’s requests for comment, but Apple sure did.
“It’s no coincidence that Samsung’s latest products look a lot like the iPhone and iPad, from the shape of the hardware to the user interface and even the packaging,” an Apple representative told Mobilized. “This kind of blatant copying is wrong, and we need to protect Apple’s intellectual property when companies steal our ideas.”
Glad to see Apple stand up for its IP. Lazy slugs like Samsung & Motorola just want a free ride to profits.
Oh, forgot to mention Google too.
Glad Apple is aggressively defending its IP–and a valuable IP it is!
I’m sure all the people who’ll comment here being glad Apple is defending its IP have never said a critical word about all the IP suits that have been brought against Apple!
It depends. The folks around here are quite a savvy bunch. They are normally able to distinguish bad suits from good ones I’m pretty sure.
On the other hand, some people can’t. It’s about as bad as someone who couldn’t tell the difference between a lawsuit and a tuxedo.
So what? Suing someone doesn’t mean they’re automatically guilty. And just because you get sued doesn’t mean that you can’t sue yourself. All that matters in suits are the judgements.
suit, n: Law . the act, the process, or an instance of suing in a court of law; legal prosecution; lawsuit.
The same old claims of apple!!..
these pathetic lawsuits make the manufcaturers look very evil in the eyes of the average consumer.
To maintain the high level of interchange with your response, here it is:
Tuxedo: Tennessee and His Tales is a popular, semi-educational animated cartoon TV series that originally aired on CBS from 1963 to 1966. It was produced by Total Television, the same company that produced the earlier King Leonardo and the later Underdog, and primarily sponsored by General Mills. The title is a play on “tuxedo and tails” formal wear.
That is because the average consumer has no concept on how patent, trademark and copywrite laws work in this day and age. They also don’t understand how difficult it is to protect your intellectual property or the costs involved.
Apple’s tactics are rather interesting. First of all, they sued HTC and not Google. Now they are suing Samsung and not Google. What’s the strategy? If they succeed against the hardware companies, then they go after Google? Or do they cripple Android by crippling the hardware vendors? BTW, they lost round 1 in the HTC fight.
Furthermore, Apple waited quite a few months before suing Samsung. I wonder what kind of exchange they have been having behind the scenes. How much of this will influence the supply contract for memory chips and displays? Or do Samsung units operate so independently that this does not matter. On the other hand, is Apple suing because Samsung has been giving them a hard time in negotiating component prices? Or could it be that Samsung has been assuming they’d get an automatic pass from Apple because of their supplier status?
To be a fly on the wall of Apple’s walled garden …
Apple Should Sue Every company For Copying Its Concept Of The IPad, And Or Issue Some Sort Of Copyright For It. Another option Would Be Taking A Third Of The Companies Producing Such Ammounts Of Money