subject: Apple Iphone And Ipad Plagiarism Lawsuit Against Samsung [print this page] There are no permanent enemies mall, and no permanent friends. Apple, Samsung, two world-renowned electronics giants, with their re-action interpretation of this to the industry. Recently, Apple in U.S. District Court Northern District of California sued Samsung infringed its patents and trademarks, including "alleged that the Galaxy series of Samsung mobile phones and copying Apple iPhone and tablet PCs iPad" and so on. In response, Samsung gave immediate response area, said it would actively respond. Another source said that Samsung will Apple wireless technology patent counterclaims.
Interestingly, Samsung has had business dealings with Apple. As the world"s largest chip maker, Apple iPhone, iPad, there are many components manufactured by Samsung. However, as the same terminal vendors manufacturing brand, Samsung cell phone or tablet PC either, with the Apple outdone.
Apple insists: no coincidence
"Samsung designed smart phones and tablet PCs did not create and develop their own unique technology and style, choosing instead copying Apple"s technology, including customer interface, and innovative style." Apple will own the patent lawsuit with Samsung mobile phones compared along with comparison pictures that the Samsung G alaxy series of mobile phones and copying Apple iPhone and tablet PCs iPad. "Samsung"s latest products and even packaging are very similar with the iPhone and iPad." Apple spokeswoman Christine Hugh Gert ( K ristinH uguet) emphasize that this is not a coincidence.
The other hand, the international IT giants has been litigation between, all happened in the absence of business dealings or transactions between small businesses. For example, Apple has just trial v. H TC "slide to unlock" screen opens technical infringement; Motorola to focus on A ndroid platform, is the old patent infringement lawsuit against Microsoft, partners, and so on. But is not the case between Apple and Samsung, the two sides have been close cooperation, which is the main component of many products on behalf of the former Trade and Industry and suppliers.
The two sides have been working closely
According to statistics, in 2010, is second only to Sony, Samsung, Apple"s second-largest customer, product, place an order for 56.8 million (about 37 billion yuan), accounting for 4% of total revenue Samsung, and still have a lot of cooperation this year . Apple"s latest product iPad2 to Tablet PC, for example, manufactured by Samsung, including TFT-LCD display part, graphics processor (GP U), random access memory (RAM), Nand-flash memory and so on. A 5 Apple-designed core processor (CU P), is also the OEM by Samsung.
Samsung, Apple also admitted that their own side of the semiconductor and display panel of the main buyers. It is clear that patent litigation in front of the other party, Samsung fight back tough stance, the official statement said, "Samsung developing its own core technologies and expand intellectual property rights reserves, is the core element of our continued success." Samsung will actively respond and said, to take lawful measures to protect intellectual property rights."Samsung said a senior foreign also said the company suspected of Apple patent infringement of its wireless technology, but Samsung has not been a confirmed this view."
Message from the Taiwan electronics industry shows, as Apple and Samsung in mobile phones and tablet PC product convergence, competition, in the prior proceedings, Apple has reached a part of the cooperation with TSMC, in lieu of Samsung. However, due process issues, Samsung, Apple A5 processor on behalf of the business identity will be preserved.
