http://newyork.newsday.com/business/technology/apple-vs-samsung-iphone-ipad-patent-infringed-by-galaxy-nexus-judge-rules-1.5017414
Wow a big win for Apple. Apple just won a huge case that may stop the importation of Samsung Galaxy and Nexus. They infringed patent that described the methodology of text selection on the iPad/iPhone.
I thought that this was huge for Apple. Samsung is clearly Apple's biggest competitor (and also biggest enemy in patent litigation) so this win will do a lot for Apple. It'll definitely hurt Samsung's sales as they would not be allowed to import their products in, and the US is a pretty big market for smart phones. In addition, Samsung will have to create a new method for text selection. Also, I feel that if Apple can win this case in the US, they may (and probably will) use the same arguments and sue Samsung in other countries to slow down their business. It's mean, but will definitely help Apple achieve world domination, I mean better sales. I am intrigued to see what Apple does next. I am also interested to see if Samsung will uphold the ruling or appeal. If they appeal, it's going to be a long lengthy legal battle ahead of us.
winning this case has definitely put Apple ahead of Samsung. Samsung now has to use a lot more resources to appeal, or to redo their text selection method. In the meanwhile, Apple can bring this case across many more countries, and leverage on this win to sound much more convincing.
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