According to Wall Street Journal Apple has sued Samsung Electronics for copying “the look and feel” of its iPad tablet and iPhone smartphones. The lawsuit claims several of Samsung’s smartphones and tablet — the Galaxy S 4G, Epic 4G, Nexus S and the Galaxy Tab — copy Apple’s intellectual property.
Here is the The claim for intellectual property infringement from Apple:
“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.”
The lawsuit was made in the Northern District of California on Friday and seeks injunctions against Samsung and the damages made to the Apple in terms of Sales This is the clear indication about the Apple facing against the Android Powered smartphones which is the iOS vs Android When Apple calls Samsung uninventive in its user interface, it’s talking more about Android’s perceived imitation of the iPhone’s interface than whatever TouchWiz tweaks Samsung has slapped on top where apple has failed so this is the indication the Sue .
Samsung makes a lot of components for Apple’s products, from RAM used in MacBooks to flash memory used in the iPhone and iPad. It aslo manufactures the A4 and A5 processors for Apple.
An Apple spokesperson elaborated on the charges for Mobilized:
“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.”
The news of the Apple sue against Samsung will develop in the comming days and we will be updating the news about Apple and Sasmung.
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