Samsung Expected To Sue Apple Over iPhone 5 LTE Networking

An anonymous reader writes with this excerpt from Geek.com: "The courtroom battle between Apple and Samsung seems to be far from over, and come tomorrow Apple is in for a major headache as soon as it makes the iPhone 5 official. That's because Samsung is poised to sue the company over patents it owns relating to LTE connectivity the new smartphone is expected to use. All Samsung needs to confirm is that the iPhone 5 is shipping with 4G LTE and it can then apparently set its lawyers into action. As is typical with these patent lawsuits, Samsung will most likely seek an import ban meaning the iPhone 5 may not be able to leave its manufacturing plants and make it to the U.S. to fulfill pre-orders. If such a thing ruling was made, Apple would most likely do a deal that meant it no longer pursued Samsung product bans, and might even forget about that billion dollar payout." Samsung's not the only one hoping to gain some leverage: itwbennett writes, "Apple's iPhone 5 and iPad 3 may violate a pair of patents bought by HTC back in April 2011 that cover methods used in 4G devices for faster downloads. International Trade Commission judge Thomas Pender said it would take 'clear and convincing' evidence to renounce the U.S. patents."

Re:Yay!!!

[ackthpt]

Yay!! Patents are awesome!!!

I have the patent upon First Posts - you'll hear from my lawyers; Dewey, Skruem & Howe

Re:Yay!!!

[Anonymous Coward]

I have the patent upon threatening people with lawsuits - you'll hear from my lawyers; Curly, Larry & Moe

Just waiting for the mushroom cloud

[gtirloni]

It doesn't matter who fired first anymore.

Re:The only winners here

[DoofusOfDeath]

Really makes the patent system look like a tool of would-be monopolists.

The point is patents is precisely to grant monopolies. Everyone using patents is, in some sense, a monopolist.

Patents are a lot like chemotherapy. When they're limited in scope and duration, they can be a net-positive. Unfortunately, today's patent regime is more like a big dose of polonium.

Re:Yay!!!

[cellocgw]

I have the patent upon First Posts - you'll hear from my lawyers; Dewey, Skruem & Howe

beating the obvious to death: did Mr. Cheathem, Esq. retire, leaving a partnership to Mr. Skruem?

Re:Fuck it.

[nighthawk243]

An extruded geometric shape with non-sharp edges? You're just asking for Apple's lawyers to file a lawsuit against you.

Re:ABM Treaty for Tim Cook

[UnknowingFool]

The problem is that you think that Apple's sole motive is profit and sales and these lawsuits are about hurting competitors. Apple's belief has been that their competitors are copying them. You can disagree with that assessment or not. I don't think Apple cares if they are the #1 company in terms of size or marketshare. Their primary focus has always been making the best products they can while making profits. MS however has always been concerned with being #1.