Samsung and Google are ganging up to fight Apple. Samsung is reported to have said that it is working on an anti-Apple legal plan with Google.
The two companies have formed a united front following a US court's decision to grant a preliminary injunction against the Galaxy Nexus smartphone and "any product that is no more than colourably different from the specified product and infringes US Patent No. 8,086,604." Patent No. 8,086,604 relates to a universal interface for the retrieval of information in a computer system.
Samsung's Galaxy Nexus smartphones were designed in collaboration with Google. Samsung has told The Korea Times that since the court's decision, the two firms have been working closely to create a united front against Apple's legal offensive.
The Samsung insider told The Korea Times: "It's too early to comment on our game plan (with Google) in the legal battle; but we will do our best to get more royalties from Apple, which has benefited from our technology. The fight is becoming more dramatic and the possibility of a truce in the form of a cross-licensing deal, seems to be becoming likely."
The US courts have also blocked sales of Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 in the US. The court previously found the Galaxy Tab 10.1 to be "virtually indistinguishable" from Apple's iPad and iPad 2.
Lawyers for Samsung have petitioned to suspend the injunction that has blocked its Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet computer from sale in the country.
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icposse2k said: Whats the point of apple investing RampD money into a new better phone if they cant protect the advances they made Thats the whole reason for these lawsuits in the first placelook at Googles phones before and after the iPhone and it is clear to any rational observer that at the very least android is heavily inspired by the iPhone Yes theyve made some advances of their own over the last 5 years but mostly theyve been imitating apples category-redefining product
Cdtplug said: Heres an idea how about appleactuallymake a better phone instead of using legal tactics as they cant compete
Jurassic said: Its too early to comment on our game planSamsung amp Googles game plan is to stop infringing Apples patented intellectual property-
Wolfgang Mozart said: SammyHeres an idea Copy Apples legal strategy just like you copied the technology Thats bound to work And get Google to help you with the software you might be onto something LOL