The Wall Street Journal reports that a South Korean court has ruled that Apple and Samsung infringed each other's patents and has banned some products of both companies.
Back in April 2011, Apple had sued Samsung for blatantly copying its products and Samsung had countersued Apple, alleging it infringed patents related to wireless communication technology. It's quite similar to the landmark lawsuit that is going on between the two companies in the U.S.
WSJ reports:
A three-judge panel in Seoul Central District Court said Apple infringed two Samsung technology patents, while Samsung violated one of Apple's patents. The court awarded small damages to both companies and said they must halt sales of the infringing products in South Korea.
The court also ruled that there was "no possibility" that consumers would confuse Samsung and Apple smartphones, and that Samsung's smartphone icons don't infringe Apple's patents.
The judges found that Apple violated Samsung's two wireless communication technology related patents and Samsung had violated Apple's patent for bounce-back technology — when a user scrolls beyond the edge of a photo, Web page or document, it bounces back into place.
The judges have ordered Apple to pay 20 million won, or $17,650 in damages for each violated patent and Samsung has been ordered to 25 million won, or $22,000.
The court has also banned sales of Apple's iPhone 4 and iPad 2, as well as Samsung's Galaxy S, Galaxy SII and Galaxy Nexus smartphones and Galaxy Tab and Galaxy 10.1 tablets.
It remains to be seen in whose favor the jury will rule in the lawsuits in the U.S. and it won't come as a surprise if the jury delivers a split decision like the judges in South Korea
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