Apple, Samsung fail to bury hatchet
23 May 2012
Technology giants Apple and Samsung today failed to reach an agreement that would have ended their sprawling patent infringement suits.
The California trial between Samsung and Apple is now headed for a scheduled start in late June, after the companies could find 'no clear agreement', The Korea Times reported. Both companies reportedly held firm in their respective beliefs, as Samsung believes Apple should pay royalties for using wireless transmission technology, while Apple believes Samsung copied the design of its iPhone and iPad.
Though the discussions with Apple have concluded, Samsung CEO Choi and Shin Jong-kyun, the company's mobile division chief, remain in the US and are reportedly inspecting the company's stateside operations before returning to their home country of South Korea.
In March, a German court has thrown out patent infringement suits bought on by Apple and Samsung against each other over ownership of the "slide-to-unlock" feature used on their respective smartphones (See: German court throws out Apple, Samsung patent suits).
Apple hopes to find even more success in the courtroom with a new injunction filed last week in the US against the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1.
