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Samsung Australia responds to the loss to Apple in the United States

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After the news arose about Samsung’s loss to Apple in the United States, the tech world was a bit shaken. If you haven’t heard, Samsung has been ordered to pay Apple 1.049 billion USD for ‘copying’ the design of the iPhone – but it doesn’t end there. Apple has also requested a ban on eight Samsung products (in the United States), being all the Galaxy S II variants in the United States and a couple Galaxy S models. This includes the:

  • Galaxy S 4G
  • Galaxy S II AT&T
  • Galaxy S II
  • Galaxy S II T-Mobile
  • Galaxy S II Epic 4G
  • Galaxy S Showcase
  • Droid Charge
  • Galaxy Prevail
Of course, these devices are the ones that Apple has requested to be banned in the United States, not Australia. Judge Koh has said that Apple and Samsung will meet again in court on September 20th to discuss the proposed device bans and move on from here. The Galaxy Tab 10.1 has been on ban in the states for a while now, with Samsung hoping to appeal that.
After all of this Samsung Australia has come out quite quickly with an official statement on the matter. I asked Samsung if the international proceedings had any bearing on Samsung in Australia.

Here’s what Samsung Australia had to say about the court-case in the US:

The effects of the trial at the US District Court for the Northern District of California will remain limited to the US market. The hearing of Samsung’s case against Apple in Australia is due to resume in September and the hearing of Apple’s case against Samsung will not commence until next year in Australia.

So, there you have it. The hearings are limited to the United States, with Australian cases to return to activity in September and next year. What’s interesting is that Samsung’s ‘attack’ on Apple is beginning in Australia first, which is quite different to what we’re all used to. So, come September, Samsung is claiming in Australia that Apple has violated it’s patents, and in the US, Apple will be attempting to ban Samsung products.

September will be a tumultuous month for the tech world, with these two giants going at each other in both the US and Australia. Stay tuned.

Written by : Josh is the founder of Android Australia. He is an adamant vegan, tech enthusiast and psychology student. He is currently a Google Chromebook Product Specialist and a Student Ambassador. You should probably follow him at +Josh on Twitter or on his personal blog!
  • Cam Charles

    i hope the judge plays fair an allows the galaxy tab back on the market

    even though the current ruling is limited to the US its not hard to see it being a big “SEE SEE” point in apples case here, which sucks, although im sure most people who were going to buy an s2 already have done

    what patents are samsung claiming apple infringed??

    • http://androidaustralia.com.au Josh Berg

      I believe Apple is claiming infringements for using 3G technologies, GSM, UMTS and other things of the like. I’m not that ofay in the matter but will spend the next couple of days getting more up-to-date.

      • Miloslaw Smyk

        You mean “Samsung is claiming”. And yes, these are tad more complicated that “swipe to unlock”, predictably beyond the comprehension of the California jury.

        • http://androidaustralia.com.au Josh Berg

          Cheers – edited.

      • Cam Charles

        ah i see, thanks for the info

  • http://savemypc.com.au harry of wagga

    Hey Josh should we expect Samsung to stop selling CPU’s to Apple? It would be funny to see them stumble around searching for an equivalent processor.

    • http://androidaustralia.com.au Josh Berg

      It would most certainly be funny. However, I don’t think Samsung can afford to simply stop selling to Apple.

      If Samsung is forced to pay the $1.049 billion then I guess they will increase their charges for Apple, and make the 1 billion USD back that way.

      • Cam Charles

        which just goes to show the ridiculousness of the whole thing

  • https://profiles.google.com/106824414625191348911 zeit geber

    Where is the source?

    • http://androidaustralia.com.au Josh Berg

      I asked Samsung Australia yesterday and got a direct email response.