Just when you thought that the patent war might finally be coming to an end between Apple and Samsung, the South Korean electronics maker has accused Apple of violating eight patents in Northern California district court. Samsung has filed this counterclaim in response to a complaint filed by Apple in February. Florian Mueller for FOSS Patents (via AppleInsider) notes that Samsung has been generally unsuccessful in its patent litigation against Apple worldwide, and calls these latest actions by the South Korean firm ”unrepentant.”
The full list of patents cited in Samsung’s latest filing against Apple are:
- U.S. Patent No. 7,756,087: Method and apparatus for performing non-scheduled transmission in a mobile communication system for supporting an enhanced uplink data channel
- U.S. Patent No. 7,551,596: Method and apparatus for signaling control information of uplink packet data service in mobile communication system
- U.S. Patent No. 7,672,470: Audio/video device having a volume control function for an external audio reproduction unit by using volume control buttons of a remote controller and volume control method therefor
- U.S. Patent No. 7,577,757: Multimedia synchronization method and device
- U.S. Patent No. 7,232,058: Data displaying apparatus and method
- U.S. Patent No. 6,292,179: Software keyboard system using trace of stylus on a touch screen and method for recognizing key code using the same
- U.S. Patent No. 6,226,449: Apparatus for recording and reproducing digital image and speech
- U.S. Patent No. 5,578,239: Remote video transmission system
This is just the latest move in a cat-and-mouse legal battle between Apple and Samsung, which began over a year ago and involves litigation in nine different countries. Samsung is currently being investigated by the European Commission to determine that they adhering to FRAND, which is fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory licensing of its patents.
[FOSS Patents via AppleInsider]