Apple filed a lawsuit against Samsung in the United States, claiming that Samsung infringed Apple's patent rights. Apple accused Samsung of "stealing" some designs of the iPad and iPad2, claiming $2.5 billion from Samsung and demanding to stop selling its flat-panel products.
20 1 1
Samsung sued Apple in South Korea, Japan and Germany, claiming that Apple infringed Samsung's patent rights.
June 28th, 20 1 1
Samsung sued Apple with the United States International Trade Commission (ITC).
August 4, 20 1 1
Apple applied to the Dü sseldorf District Court in Germany for a preliminary injunction, hoping to ban Samsung and Samsung Germany from selling certain products.
2011August 9th
The Dü sseldorf District Court issued a preliminary injunction prohibiting Samsung from selling certain models of Galaxy Tab tablets. The preliminary ban said that Samsung's products were suspected of infringing a design patent of Apple. This ban is only a temporary measure, which will last until the hearing of relevant patent litigation is held.
2011August 29th
Samsung said that due to the ongoing court hearing in Australia, it will postpone the launch of the 10. 1 inch Galaxy Tab tablet in Australia until the last week of September.
2011September 2
The Dü sseldorf District Court accepted Apple's request to prohibit Samsung from selling or promoting the latest 7.7-inch Galaxy Tab tablet in Germany.
2011September 5
Samsung said it would not show the 7.7-inch Galaxy Tab tablet at IFA Consumer Electronics Show in Berlin due to a ban by a German court.
2011September 8th
Apple recently filed a lawsuit in the Tokyo District Court, accusing Samsung of infringing two patents related to iPhone and iPad, claiming 654.38 billion yen. And asked the court to issue an injunction prohibiting Samsung from selling infringing products in Japan.
September 9, 20 1 1
The Dü sseldorf District Court upheld the preliminary ban on Samsung issued in August, thus prohibiting Samsung from selling certain models of tablet computers in Germany. Samsung filed a complaint against the ban.
2011September 26th
Apple filed several patent lawsuits against Samsung in Australia. Three of these lawsuits involve touch screen technology, and these lawsuits will be heard. Apple asked the court to issue an injunction prohibiting Samsung from selling the 10. 1 inch Galaxy Tab tablet in Australia from September 30th.
20 1 1 year1October 12 days
Samsung said that it plans to adjust the technology it uses and bypass Apple's related patents, thus circumventing the Dutch ban on smartphone sales.
20 1 1 year1October13rd
An Australian judge supported the temporary ban on Samsung 10. 1 inch Galaxy Tab. Judge Annabelle Bennett ruled that Samsung products should not be sold in Australia if touch screen technology is used. Apple believes that Samsung's touch screen technology infringes the company's patents.
2011165438+1October 29th
Apple filed a request with the Dü sseldorf District Court in Germany, hoping that the court would prohibit Samsung from selling the Galaxy Tab 10. 1N tablet in Germany. This tablet is an upgraded version of 10. 1 inch Galaxy Tab, which was originally banned in Germany in September.
2011165438+1October 30th.
Samsung successfully appealed in Australia, overturning the previous temporary ban, so that it can sell the 10. 1 inch Galaxy Tab tablet. Before the final hearing, Samsung will be able to sell this product in Australia, and the date of the hearing has not yet been determined.
2065438+March 6, 2002
Samsung filed a lawsuit in a court in Seoul, South Korea, alleging that Apple's iPhone 4S and iPad 2 infringed on three patents it owned.
May 24, 1965 438+02
Cook and Samsung CEO Cui Zhicheng met in a court in San Francisco to seek reconciliation, but ultimately failed.
2012 July 3 1
On July 3 1, the California court heard the patent lawsuit between Apple and Samsung Electronics. In the opening statement, Apple described Samsung as an "aesthetic thief" and accused Samsung of stealing its inspiration rather than innovation.