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Samsung plans no settlement with Apple: executive

The two firms are embroiled in patent lawsuits in 10 nations accusing each other of stealing design and technology

Samsung was ordered by a US jury in August to pay Apple $1.05 billion in damages for illegally copying iPhone and iPad features for its flagship Galaxy S smartphones. Photo: AFP (AFP)Premium
Samsung was ordered by a US jury in August to pay Apple $1.05 billion in damages for illegally copying iPhone and iPad features for its flagship Galaxy S smartphones. Photo: AFP
(AFP)

Seoul: A top Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd executive said on Wednesday that the South Korean electronics giant had no plans to follow Taiwanese firm HTC Corp. in seeking a settlement over its patent disputes with arch-rival Apple Inc.

Samsung and Apple are currently embroiled in patent lawsuits in 10 nations including the US and Germany, accusing each other of stealing design and technology.

HTC, which had been locked in similar suits with Apple around the world, announced on Sunday that the two companies had reached a deal to end all outstanding litigation and sign a 10-year licensing agreement over patents.

“We have no such intention," J.K. Shin, the head of Samsung Electronics’ mobile unit, told reporters when asked if Samsung would seek a similar settlement.

Samsung—the world’s top mobile and smartphone maker—was ordered by a US jury in August to pay Apple $1.05 billion in damages for illegally copying iPhone and iPad features for its flagship Galaxy S smartphones.

It has appealed the ruling.

Since then, two separate rulings by courts in Japan and the Netherlands have dismissed Apple’s claims of patent infringement.

Shin also said on Wednesday that Samsung expected fourth quarter smartphone sales to be as strong as the third quarter, when its newest Galaxy S3 device became the world’s top-selling smartphone.

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Published: 14 Nov 2012, 04:30 PM IST
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