Sam Oliver
Samsung will combat Apple's attempt to ban the sales of eight smartphones with "all necessary measures," the company said in a statement issued to The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday. Among the options available to Samsung are filing to stop the injunction, appealing if the injunction is granted by Judge Lucy Koh, and modifying its products to circumvent any bans.
Citing an unnamed person familiar with the matter, Tuesday's report also indicated that officials from Samsung have begun talking to wireless partners about "removing or modifying infringing features to keep products on the market if the injunctions are granted."
In a filing on Monday, Apple asked the court to bar the sale of 8 Samsung smartphones, including the company's U.S. Galaxy S II lineup. In all, the phones Apple wishes to bar from sale accounted for $1.3 billion of Samsung's U.S. sales during the first six months of 2012, documents disclosed in Samsung's lawsuit with Apple have revealed.
The eight smartphones Apple hopes to ban accounted for the lion's share of Samsung's American profits in the first half of the year. A total of 28 devices were included in the Apple-Samsung case, which earned a collective $1.5 billion in U.S. sales in the first six months of 2012.
As noted by AppleInsider on Monday, Apple's requests for injunctions target Samsung's best selling and more lucrative smartphones. However, the trial did not include Samsung's newly released flagship handset, the Galaxy S III. The iPhone maker has filed a separate complaint attempting to block sales of that device.
A jury determined last week that Samsung's products have infringed upon Apple's patented inventions. The jury awarded Apple nearly $1.05 billion in damages from Samsung as well.
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[quote name="AppleInsider" url="/t/152180/samsung-to-fight-injunctions-sought-by-apple-with-all-necessary-measures#post_2177498"]Citing an unnamed person familiar with the matter, Tuesday's report also indicated that officials from Samsung have begun talking to wireless partners about "removing or modifying infringing features to keep products on the market [B][SIZE=4]if[/SIZE][/B] the injunctions are granted."[/quote] And that's why so many people are so disgusted with Samsung. There's a court decision that says that Samsung infringed Apple's patents. It's also pretty obvious to anyone that they did so. Whether the injunction is granted or not is irrelevant. They need to modify their products to stop the infringement. But Samsung apparently doesn't see it that way. They think it's OK to be blatantly copying Apple's products as long as there's no injunction in place. I can't wait to see Apple hammer them with the rest of the pending law suits. I'd also love to see Rule 50 put in place for the Tab and damages to be trebled.
Maybe they could hurry up and copy something... I mean, if they are going to use all "necessary measures possible", this seems like it would be their first choice.
With "all necessary measures" .... LOL sounds like paying the judge off is on the table too LOL
I can't wait for Apple to reallocate its supply chain.
Samsung should be humble. I take off their lawyer shoes... snubbing and not paying attention to the American jury system will never work. They should sit down quickly and work out something with Apple then being aggressive after being found guilty. Far cheaper to do a deal with Apple then survive in their own chaos.
Samsung's Board and legal team has done a terrible time to cover-up and battle.