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Apple to add Galaxy S4 to second Samsung patent infringement lawsuit

2013-05-14T08:42:35-04:00

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In preparation for its second patent trial against Samsung scheduled for Spring 2014, Apple has revealed it will seek to include Samsung's new Galaxy S4 smartphone in a list of 22 products it believes infringe iOS user interface patents. As part of its statement filed with the US District Court in California yesterday Apple said it analyzed the Galaxy S4 after its release, and has "concluded that it is an infringing device and accordingly intends to move for leave to add the Galaxy S4 as an infringing product."

Apple should be removing products from its list, not adding them

In order to add the Galaxy S4 to a list of infringing products it o …

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Apple loses bid to revive Galaxy Nexus sales ban

2013-01-31T13:46:51-05:00

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Last year a judge granted an injunction on Samsung's Galaxy Nexus as part of a new round of legal battles between Apple and Samsung - a sales ban that was then reversed by an appeals court last October. Apple had asked the court to reconsider, but Reuters is now reporting it has has been denied. In an order today, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit noted that it was rejecting Apple's request for an en banc review - a reconsideration of the sales ban by all nine judges of the Appeals Court. It's important to note that such a review is rare, so the move doesn't come as a complete surprise.

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Appeals court reverses injunction on Samsung Galaxy Nexus in the US (update)

2012-10-11T11:27:27-04:00

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According to Reuters, an appeals court has repealed the injunction on the Samsung Galaxy Nexus in the US that was awarded to Apple in the patent lawsuit between the two companies. The ban was based on the '604 patent owned by Apple, which pertains to universal search features on a mobile device. The judge that awarded the ban back in June concluded that Apple would sustain irreparable damages and lost market share if the Galaxy Nexus were to remain on shelves. Samsung argued that the relatively low sales numbers of the Galaxy Nexus would present no harm to Apple, and it appears that the appeals court agreed, putting a temporary stay on the i …

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Apple turns up the pressure on Samsung, adds more devices to second patent suit

2012-08-31T21:55:45-04:00

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Well, that didn't take long. A week after its $1.049 billion victory against Samsung, Apple has accused four more products of infringement in its other case against the electronics giant. It's the same lawsuit that targeted the Galaxy Nexus - for which Apple received a temporary injunction before the ban was lifted while Samsung appealed the decision.

According to an amended complaint filed today, Apple is naming "at least 21 new smartphones, media players, and tablets that Samsung has released beginning in August 2011 and continuing through August 2012." (The full list, which actually consists of 22 devices, is reproduced below). Some of t …

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Samsung claims ‘minuscule’ Galaxy Nexus sales numbers didn’t harm Apple

2012-08-20T20:04:05-04:00

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As we await the outcome of the current Apple vs. Samsung trial, there's another Apple vs. Samsung trial that's making its way through the US court system. This second trial is all about the "Universal Search" feature on the Galaxy Nexus, which led Samsung to issue a series of updates to its products to remove the feature. After a temporary injunction that banned the Galaxy Nexus, the case has now moved to an appeals court, which is deciding whether or not the device should be banned during the course of the trial. It involves a fair bit of legal wrangling, as we've all come to expect from the two companies, and the latest hearing has seen so …

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Galaxy Nexus available once again from Google Play following lifted ban

2012-07-07T15:34:26-04:00

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The Galaxy Nexus is now available for purchase in the Google Play store following Samsung's successful appeal for temporary relief, but buyers will have to wait between two and three weeks to get it. Yesterday, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit suspended the ban on the handset that went into effect on June 29th, and Google confirmed on Thursday that the Galaxy Nexus had been pulled from the Play Store due to the injunction that had been issued in connection with Apple's infringement lawsuit.

The ban will only be suspended until Apple can respond to Samsung's request and the court decides whether it should stay in effect throughou …

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Galaxy Nexus ban temporarily suspended while appeals court issues decision

2012-07-06T16:50:07-04:00

The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit just suspended the ban on Galaxy Nexus sales at Samsung's request, pending a formal response from Apple. The court's decision to suspend (or "stay") the ban will last only until Apple can respond and the court decides whether or not the ban should be in effect throughout the rest of the patent infringement trial. If you're keeping track, that's a temporary stay of a temporary injunction, so that's a fun bit of legal procedure for a late Friday afternoon. The court declined to stay the ban on the Galaxy Tab 10.1, however.

In the end, this may not matter much - although Google has already pulled th …

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Google confirms Galaxy Nexus pulled from Play Store due to injunction

2012-07-05T14:51:43-04:00

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Google pulled the Galaxy Nexus from the Play Store on Tuesday, and while the move happened in the wake of an injunction in connection with Apple's infringement lawsuit it was still unclear if that was what caused the change. Joanna Stern at ABC News writes that Google did indeed remove the device in response to the judge's ruling, despite the fact that Mountain View has a software patch readied that it told us will resolve the issue. As we reported previously, the Galaxy Nexus is scheduled to return to the Play Store - with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean - next week. We've reached out to Google for further comment.

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Galaxy Nexus no longer available to purchase from Google Play website, will return next week

2012-07-03T23:08:34-04:00

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In April, Google started selling unlocked Samsung Galaxy Nexus smartphones from its own store, for $399 a pop. Six days ago, the price dropped to $349. Now, however, the phone is listed as "coming soon" on Google's website. We're not sure whether Google is simply updating the boxed handsets to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, obeying a preliminary injunction in federal court to stop sales, or applying a software patch to avoid said ban. Or, maybe the company just ran out of handsets due to early Android 4.1 adopters and those hoping to get a Galaxy Nexus assuming they'll be banned? No matter the reason, you can't buy a Galaxy Nexus directly from Goog …

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Google hopes to escape Galaxy Nexus sales ban with OTA software patch

2012-07-03T21:04:37-04:00

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Last Friday Apple was granted a preliminary injunction on sales of the Galaxy Nexus in the United States, over alleged patent infringement. Samsung just lost its bid to stay the injunction, but that may not matter: Google and Samsung have a patch readied to address the issue that could be rolling out over the air as soon as tonight. We just spoke with a Google spokesperson, who informed us that the update, which will be rolling out to all Galaxy Nexus devices in the US regardless of carrier, will essentially dumb down the quick search bar on the Android homescreen, limiting its results to just those from the web. No local searches on the dev …

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