Well we all know Apple is trying to block the Galaxy S III in the united States. Well Samsung will strike back with full throttle and the Iphone 5 is their main target.
Florian Mueller a global patent expert and blogger had a Email interview with the Korean Times. Their he said that Samsung is planning to counterattack Apple's plan to file a lawsuit in the United States asking for a sales ban on their latest smartphone the Galaxy S III when Apple reveils their next Iphone.
Florian also said the following:
“There’s no question that Samsung will pay back in kind, and the iPhone 5 will definitely be a priority target.”
Florian Mueller keeps a close track on the Samsung vs Apple law-suits. He maintains his ow well known Patent blogsite Foss Patents.
The interview was held after Samsung announced its plan to push for the sale of its latest Galaxy SIII in the United States despite Apple’s threat. The Galaxy S III was launched in 28 countries in Europe and the Middle East in May.
Here I quote some more what Florian said on Friday :
“Samsung’s product innovation cycles are way faster than the U.S. legal system. Apple filed for an injunction against the Nexus phone in February but by now the Galaxy S III looks like a much hotter product. Apple is well aware of the incredibly high levels of pre-launch orders around the globe and mentions those numbers in its filing.”
We all know that the Galaxy S III is reported to be the most pre-ordered handset till date, which is a staggering nine million times.
No one knows whether the Korean firm will also file a sales injunction for the iPhone 5 or other Apple devices.
But Samsung said the following in a statement, “ The sales injunction request filed by Apple to a court in the United States is hurting consumers’ choice for Samsung’s latest distinctive product.” Apple plans to launch new features for its iPhone and would introduce its popular voice recognition application — Siri — for its iPad at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WDC) next week, according to reports.
Florian Mueller reacted with:
“I believe Apple wants a license deal under which Samsung pays for the use of a first group of patents, promises to use a second group of patents only in restricted ways and doesn’t make any use of a third group of patents Apple wants to keep exclusively in order to ensure the uniqueness of its products.”
Apple spokesman Steve Park would not comment about the issue.
“Apple CEO Tim Cook has repeatedly said that Apple doesn’t want to be ‘the developer for the world.’ It’s consistent with that philosophy that Apple targets what will probably be the most exciting and best-selling Android-based product ever,” Mueller said.
“Apple knows that it ultimately needs to compete with the S III in the marketplace, but if the courts forced Samsung to modify the product, its launch might be delayed and its appeal to consumers could be reduced, which would make things easier for Apple especially with a view to the iPhone 5.”
