Apple (AAPL) and Samsung fight over patents: Tech titans faceoff in court over iPhone, iPad
NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 16: People try the new iPad on the first day it went on sale around the world March 16, 2012 in New York City. Simply called the iPad, the new tablet replaces the iPad 2 and features a high-pixel-count 'retina …
Posted: 07/30/2012
SAN FRANCISCO - Two tech titans are squaring off in federal court Monday in a closely watched trial over control of the U.S. smart phone and computer tablet markets.
Apple Inc. filed a lawsuit against Samsung Electronics Co. last year alleging the world's largest technology company's smart phones and computer tablets are illegal knockoffs of its popular iPhone and iPad products. The Cupertino-based company is demanding $2.5 billion in damages, which if awarded would dwarf the largest patent-related verdict to date.
Samsung counters that Apple is doing the stealing and some of the technology at issue -- such as the rounded rectangular designs of smart phones and tablets -- have been industry standards for years.
The U.S. trial is only the latest skirmish between the two over product designs.
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