The recent victories in court have been met with Apple to continue its legal battle against the main rival in the market, Samsung, targeting the Korean company's latest creation, the Samsung S3 Galaxy. Initially, Apple has tried to block sales of the terminal with an injunction presented before its U.S. launch last month, without success.
In any case, however, the Samsung S3 Galaxy remains a prime target for a lawsuit with Apple, and an eventual victory that block sales of the device could create big problems with Samsung reportedly Topeka Capital analyst Brian White Markets in a note to investors.
The recent success of Apple in court is based primarily on the basis of four patents :
- The patent number 5,946,647 for a "system to perform actions on a computer-generated data structure";
- The patent number 8,074,172 for "Method, system and user interface to provide suggestions predictive text, or text";
- The patent number 8,046,721 which describes a system for "the release of a device with the use of gesture or with an image of unlock";
- The patent number 8,086,604 for a "universal interface for the acquisition of information in a computer system" (although the latter has not been used by Judge Lucy Koh who decided in favor of Apple).
In short, a new chapter in the battle between the two giants was opened and this time, seems to be the decisive one for the future of both companies and the global ICT market. by
