[Update] Samsung Strikes Back, Seeks to Ban the Sale of Apple Products in the United States
Ok, this is just getting crazy. Apple fires at Samsung, Samsung fires at Apple, Apple fires back, Samsung fires back, so on and so forth. We get the drill. But this legal battle has just taken a very interesting turn – Samsung wants to ban the sale of certain Apple products here in the United States. That much is according to the Wall Street Journal, anyway. No comment was given by either party on the matter. For Samsung, it’s an interesting move in a case where it would appear that they are at a disadvantage with the overwhelming amount of evidence Apple’s presented against them. For Apple, Wall Street Journal claims that Samsung’s latest move may force them to end all of the foolishness in courts and just present Samsung with settlement details to get it all over with. Strange times ahead in this battle, folks.
[Update]: A bit more insight into the matter. Bloomberg is reporting that Samsung filed with the International Trade Commission a lawsuit that would seek to ban the import of Apple products. While this doesn’t necessarily mean they’ll be banned from store shelves, that’s essentially what would happen. Samsung filed another lawsuit in Delaware claiming that Apple is the kettle calling the pot black, stating to a federal court that “Apple has copied many of Samsung’s innovations in its Apple iPhone, iPod and iPad products.” Many industry experts believe Samsung’s goal is to cross-license technology with Apple to end this legal battle and avoid many more like it in the future.