The legal battle between Apple and Samsung seems to have no immediate end. Having gone through several stages of ups and downs for both parties, the tale is set to take another twist as the Cupertino based technology giant has decided to add the Samsung Galaxy S IV to the list of 22 devices that Apple believes were guilty of infringement by Samsung, with another imminent lawsuit in the making. Most of us remember the $1 billion fine slapped on Samsung by Judge Lucy Koh, which was later revoked on grounds that not all devices infringed the patents to the same extent and hence there was a miscalculation in the fine issued to Samsung. However, this accusation would not fall under the same case.
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As of now Apple, has announced that it may drop one of those 22 gadgets infringing its patents and swap it with Samsung’s latest flagship phone. Apple claims that its experts have analysed the phone carefully and arrived at the conclusion that the S IV is indeed an infringing device. Apple now intends to move for leave to add the flagship device as one of the infringing products. Apple in a statement announced that it had made an appropriate filing in the court on Monday which was seen trending on social networks around the world.
In a scenario where the California district court which is overseeing the case decides to approve Apple’s request, the company would then remove one of the infringing products named in the hearing, implying that the litigation lawsuit would continue for a total of 22 devices. This extensive list includes devices from the Samsung Admire to the Galaxy S III, the Galaxy Note II and several other devices. Apple was specifically asked to identify individual Samsung products that infringed on its patents rather than an entire product line. As an example, the Galaxy Nexus, the Galaxy S II, the Galaxy S III have all been accused separately rather than a single entity.
Both sides have always been in argument over how many products can qualify as evidence in the case. For example, Apple argues that there is no basis for Samsung wanting to consider the same phone on different carriers as two different phones. Samsung however continues to stand by its statement, stating that a Nexus activated on Sprint and a Nexus activated on Verizon must be considered as two different phones.
