Samsung Is Taking Steps To Ban Sales Of All iPhones and 3G iPads In The Netherlands

According to a report released today, Samsung Electronics is seeking a ban on the popular Apple iPhone and iPad products in the Netherlands.


The report comes with Nu.nl, which very clearly states that Samsung wants banned ', trade import and sale of the iPhone 3G and 3G-4 iPads and ready in the Netherlands on four patents owned by Samsung in collaboration with the 3G .

Since all iPhone (except for the original) released up to now use 3G, this prohibition not only to keep the iPhone 3G, but also for the next iPhone 5!

From Nu.nl (Google Translated):

Samsung requires an import, trading and sales ban for all iPhones and iPads that 3G technology. Samsung claims that prohibition not only for Apple, but also five private companies that distribute and sell the products.
Any ban would also apply to a future iPhone 5. The indictment is as follows: "The ban applies particularly but not exclusively for the latest products from Apple iPhone 3G, iPhone 4, 1 iPhone and iPhone 2."

Apple has to address the court on Monday, where his legal team argued that Samsung are patents related to 3G technology and general patents that are essential for the wireless industry, please. If the judge agrees, the ban would be rejected and, instead, Apple would then (probably) will have to pay royalties for each iPhone 3G-enabled Samsung and iPad.

The news comes just two weeks after Apple was able to get the Dutch courts, Ace Samsung Galaxy, S-and S-II to ban the phones. Samsung also had to pull all references to its board at the Consumer Electronics Galaxy 7.7 IFA in Germany before the injunctions of Apple.

Head of Global Marketing for Mobile Communications at Samsung Lee Younghee was yesterday quoted saying:

We’ll be pursuing our rights for this in a more aggressive way from now on. We’ve been quite respectful and also passive in a way. However, we shouldn’t be… anymore.

Younghee stern tone is understandable. Apple sued on a spree lately, and we're pretty sure you can say. The company has targeted mainly Android phone manufacturers like Motorola, HTC and Samsung. This has sued these companies Android Apple attributed the respective companies and are now in the so-called "patent war". Microsoft is also using the situation and take royalties from HTC and Samsung for each phone they sell.

Recently a blog post that Google, Apple and Microsoft to make a "concerted campaign" against Android and that's patents in a slowing exponential growth platform, said it was published.

In any case, we wish them well, both Samsung and Apple in their legal battle. To win in May the company with the strongest portfolio of patents!

(via 9to5Mac)