German Court Hits Samsung With Preliminary Injunction
Samsung must feel the galaxy closing in with Apple's latest legal victory.
Samsung must feel the galaxy closing in with Apple's latest legal victory.
The battle between Apple and Samsung has moved to another level. In court documents filed this week, the Korean tech giant seeks the total removal of some Apple products from U.S. stores, according to The Wall Street Journal.
In a striking, but perhaps temporary blow, a U.S. Circuit Court judge has denied Samsung’s request to see Apple’s unannounced future iPhone and iPad models calling the request overreaching. The 11-page order came from Judge Lucy Koh late Tuesday, according to Apple Insider.
Apple will decide whether to file a preliminary injunction against the US sale of certain Samsung devices by the end of the week.
By the end of June, Samsung and Apple will leapfrog Nokia to become the world's No. 1 and No. 2 smart phone maker, respectively. This estimation comes from Japanese research firm Nomura and was first reported by 9 To 5 Mac.
Samsung answers Apple's legal requests with illogical, unprecedented demands of its own.