Apple has added four new Samsung products to its list of devices it wants a federal judge to order be taken off the US market because they violate Apple patents, including the newly released Galaxy S III.
Apple filed the additional list on 31 August in US District Court in San Jose, California, the same court where a jury on 24 August found that Samsung had infringed on six Apple patents and imposed $1.05 billion (£660m) in damages on the South Korean electronics maker.
The list of smartphones and tablet computers Apple wants banned in this latest proceeding now numbers 21, according to the Associated Press.
In the wake of those verdicts, Apple presented a list of eight Samsung products it wants banned. It is unclear whether some products are on both lists.
According to the latest Apple documents filed with US District Judge Lucy Koh, who presided over the trial, the company accuses Samsung of making “copycats” of Apple’s iPhone and iPad.
“Rather than innovate and develop its own technology and a unique Samsung style for its smartphone and tablet computer products, Samsung has chosen to copy Apple’s technology, user interface, and innovative style,” Apple stated, according to the AP.
The Galaxy S III has been a hit for Samsung, ringing up 10 million in unit sales through July. Also added to the ban list is the Samsung Note, a hybrid phone/tablet that includes a pen-like stylus to jot notes on the device’s screen.
Its successor, the Galaxy Note II, was introduced on 31 August at the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin.
In yet a third offshoot of the Apple vs. Samsung legal battle, Koh has tentatively scheduled a hearing on 20 September on Samsung’s request for her to lift an injunction barring sale of the Galaxy 10.1 tablet in the US, which she imposed just prior to the start of the trial.
Samsung released a statement on 1 September critical of Apple’s attempt to stifle competition through the courts.
“Apple continues to resort to litigation over market competition in an effort to limit consumer choice,” the Korean company said. “We will continue to take the necessary legal measures to ensure the availability of our innovative products in the United States.
The appeal of the verdicts and the legal proceedings surrounding the requested injunctions is going to take quite a while, said Kevin Restivo, an IDC analyst specialising in the mobile device market.
“Samsung has not exhausted its legal avenues and options. There’s a lot of battle left to be fought here,” Restivo said.
Also, since devices such as smartphones and tablets have an average shelf life of just nine to 12 months, many of the devices on Apple’s hit lists are likely to have been withdrawn by Samsung before there’s a final ruling, he said.
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Samsung S3 is now so far ahead of Apple that the company (Apple) is now starting to look very foolish indeed.
Have just bought an S3 - why , firstly it's so much better than anything Apple has, secondly price and thirdly it's not locked down like my iPhone and iPad, which is just frustrating.
Oh and probably the main reason, I'm now so sick and tired of Apples legal attempts to prevent fair competition that it's my small single fingered gesture to Apple (unless they have a patent for that!)
The fact that Apple are seeking to ban the S3 when its form factor, physical styling and OS are totally different to that of the iPhone shows two things:
1. Final proof that Apple are using the courts not for justice or IP protection, but for control and competitive advantage in their home market (pretty obvious anyway)
2. Apple are concerned that the S3 is going to be publicly perceived as a superior handset to the iPhone 5.
Bit sick of Apple the power has gone to its head, I was considering upgrading to an iPhone on contract end but the price & this farce has changed my mind. I'm hoping the rumored Galaxy S3 Mini is a reality as I would snap that up as long as product sales aren't affected in the uk by Christmas that is.