Now Samsung plans to add iPhone 5 to existing patent lawsuit against it US rival.. Both companies are raising marketing spending to promote their latest smartphone.
Samsung and Apple are already in patent battle in 10 countries. Apple booked over 2 million iPhone5 in first 24 hrs.
“Samsung anticipates that it will file, in the near future, a motion to amend its infringement contentions to add the iPhone 5 as an accused product,” the company said in a U.S. court filing.
“Based on information currently available, Samsung expects that the iPhone 5 will infringe the asserted Samsung patents-in-suit in the same way as the other accused iPhone models.”
Samsung said in a separate statement on Thursday: “Apple continues to take aggressive legal measures that will limit market competition.
“Under these circumstances, we have little choice but to take the steps necessary to protect our innovations and intellectual property rights.”
Apple Korea reiterated its position that it was the victim of copying, not vice versa.
“At Apple, we value originality and innovation ... We make these products to delight our customers, not for our competitors to flagrantly copy.”
Whereas korean firm was world's top maker smartphones in second quarte of 2012 and shipping more than 50 millions phones which is double form the Apple iphone shipping.
Apple was won patent case against samsung we published "Apple Wins 10.5 Billions In Patent Case Against Samsung" on previous post.
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