Samsung (SSNLF.PK) is reportedly withdrawing patent lawsuits against Apple in 5 EU countries....

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jpintoctr Comments (116)
 
Make good sense. It seem it will be a settlement similar to HTC that is very positive to Apple
18 Dec 2012, 08:04 AM Reply Like

gensearch2 Comments (1097)
 
If this is true, it would suggest Samsung and Apple are coming to an agreement. Which would be good for all parties and the consumer.
18 Dec 2012, 08:21 AM Reply Like

gensearch2 Comments (1097)
 
It appears I was overly optismistic about a possible agreement. It looks more like Samsung is trying to cover it's own butt with the EU.


8:30 AM

Even though Samsung (005930) won an important victory against Apple (AAPL) in the United States this week, the company has apparently decided to abandon some of its efforts on the European front. The Verge reports that Samsung “will drop its lawsuits against Apple for standards-essential patent infringement in Germany, the U.K., France, Italy and the Netherlands.” A Samsung spokesperson told The Verge that the company’s motives for dropping the suits were largely (and implausibly) altruistic and done “in the interest of protecting consumer choice” since “we strongly believe it is better when companies compete fairly in the marketplace, rather than in court.” In reality, The Verge notes that Samsung has been under investigation by European officials all year over allegations that it didn’t license its standard essential patents on fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory (FRAND) terms.

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Or you could take Samsung at it's word and they're doing this for altruistic reasons. Your choice.
18 Dec 2012, 09:46 AM Reply Like

mantop Comment (1)
 
Good news, now let's see Apple's stock price get to where it should be
18 Dec 2012, 09:09 AM Reply Like