Seoul (AsiaNews / Agencies) - After the United States judgment condemning
Samsung to compensate Apple for patent infringement, the Cupertino giant has
launched a new attack and asked the judge Lucy Koh - who has already issued a
judgment in its favor - to block the sale of eight Samsung smartphones.
The
models at risk are the Galaxy S 4G, Galaxy S2 AT&T, Galaxy S2, Galaxy S2
T-Mobile, Galaxy S2 Epic 4G, Galaxy S Showcase, Droid Charge and Galaxy Prevail. The
situation is different for the Galaxy Note 10.1, the latest tablet from
Samsung, which had already been blocked in June over its "probable violation"
of another patent, and only returned to the market after the positive pronouncement
of a jury over the case.
A
decision on this "commercial" front will come after the hearing fixed
on 20 September, though Samsung has already requested a postponement and announced
an appeal against the maxi-compensation of over1 billion dollars that it has
been ordered to pay. This
added to the damage from global stock markets: the day following the ruling,
the company in fact lost 7%.
Meanwhile,
the case has rocked the Asian country. The
sentence was read with respect even by the conservative media, which, however,
suggests that it is underpinned by a desire to tax foreign products imported
into the U.S..
The
Chosun Ilbo, the country's largest newspaper, wrote: "History has proven
that the big companies have made inroads into the hearts of consumers through
innovation, not judgments. History will prove Samsung right."