Dutch Court Rules Samsung Didn't Infringe Upon Apple Patent
A Dutch court has ruled that Samsung did not infringe upon an Apple patent by utilizing particular multi-touch technologies on several Galaxy smartphones and tablets.
Apple had argued in September that its rival infringed upon a patent relating to multi-touch function that enables a user to use two fingers at one time on a touch screen.
"We welcome today’s ruling, which affirms our position that our products do not infringe Apple’s intellectual property," said Samsung.
"For decades, we have heavily invested in pioneering the development of technological and design innovations in the mobile industry, which have been constantly reflected in our products. We will continue to further develop and introduce products that enhance the lives of Dutch consumers."
The Dutch court also mentioned that its multi-touch patent ruling was similar to those in the United Kingdom and Germany. Apple, meanwhile, has to bear the cost of the legal fees related to this court case, with the firm owing $400,000 to Samsung.
Samsung, of course, was dealt a more considerable legal blow when a U.S. judge awarded $1.05 billion to Apple over a lawsuit, which is being contested by the South Korean firm. Both technology giants are involved in a myriad of patent disputes in at least 10 countries.
Toms is starting to look more and more amature.... anyone else know a decent tech news website?
Interesting.
Toms is starting to look more and more amature.... anyone else know a decent tech news website?
LOL
Maybe that's how the French spell Samsung :-)
Interesting.
you know he's crying inside
only in america where samsung has to pay $1billion dollars. unbelieveable
I use slashdot myself
Not to mock you... but complaining about a minor slip of the finger "u" and "i" are next to each other on the keyboard...
and then using 'cant' and 'amature' in your reply :-)
No, it's part of the systemic dumbing down of so-called "news" sites on the internet. It's all about page views for the ad revenue, and without them the sites fold. Out of necessity, sites do anything and everything to drive up views. This typically means a lax editing process to publish more stories per day, sensationalist headlines and a thousand articles a day about Apple (draws in the fanboys and haters alike) and an overall lowering of the bar on quality to emphasize quantity.
There are still sites with a very high bar on quality (AnandTech being my favorite) if you're tired of reading week old, misspelled headlines here.
GO to anandtech if you are looking for something more professional than tomshardware.
You got that 100% right. That's the price we pay for 'free' sites.
Let's face it, operating a site like THG takes a lot of manpower and $$$. It has to be recovered from somewhere.