SAMSUNG versus APPLE

End of round clash between two big name vendors today is Apple vs. Samsung is entering the final round, in a trial that took place at home to Apple, precisely in the High Court of San Jose, Caifornia, USA, last week the jury assessed Samsung violated patents of Apple's products. From this decision the Samsung will be fined and pay royalties to Apple for U.S. $ 1.51 billion, less than the amount demanded by Apple is $ 2.5 billion.These results contrast with the court's decision at home to Samsung. South Korea's Samsung and Apple both parties are equally considered to infringe the patent and they must pay a fine. Samsung fined 25 million won, while Apple's 40 million Won.South Korean court, as reported Paseban, also imposed a ban limited to products from both vendors are listed in the file making.These products are the iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPad, iPad 2, Galaxy SI, Galaxy SII, Galaxy Tab, Galaxy Tab 10.1. Apple stated otherwise infringe two patents Samsung Samsung had infringed the patents owned by Apple.Actually, the amount of fines to be paid olehSamsung not a big deal to Samsung because Samsung itself is currently the largest smartphone manufacturer in the world which controls nearly 70% of the market Android gadget technology. But defeat is inevitable it will give a negative impact on the Samsung.Nevertheless, the outcome of the vote of the jury is not 'knock hammer' by Judge Lucy Koh because it considers there to be 'trimmed' from the jury's decision.Although it is certain that this time Apple wins hands from Samsung.Having said this, as reported by Paseban will review the chronology of the case of the fight Apple and Samsung regarding patented technology that has become the biggest case in the world of technology gadgets this year 2011-2012.

April 2011Samsung has been competing with Apple to market the flagship product of each gadget in the U.S. market. But competition 'sportsmanship' was changed when the Apple on 15 April 2011 filed a lawsuit against Samsung for the company from the country's ginseng is considered to have copied the design of the iPhone. A few days turn behind Apple sued Samsung because they have to imitate the technology of wireless 3G and Samsung. Both cases were combined and the demands have been tried in the court of South Korea, Australia, Japan, Germany and the United States.

May 2011Lawyers of the Samsung request code and data of iPhone 5 and iPad 3 for Samsung suspect that the upcoming Apple product has to imitate the concept held from Samsung and Samsung's latest products would jeopardize future. The Court rejected a request from Samsung about the data the iPhone 5 and iPad 3 this.

August 2011Samsung had the first slap after a German court banned sales of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 across Europe except the Netherlands. Samsung has not quite experienced as a German court also asked the sales of the Galaxy S, Galaxy S 2, Galaxy Ace discontinued in Germany participated.September 2011Sales of Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 was stopped for violating a patent, design, look and feel of the iPad.

October 2011In this month's patent war going on in Australia after a court there decided to ban sales of the Galaxy Tab 10.1. Samsung through the product shall be deemed to have been imitating tablet touch screen technology and its control system from Apple.

November 2011Samsung's reply to Apple by requesting data and code from the iPhone 4S to be evaluated and asked the court approve ipone 4S sales delay in Australia gadget market. Apple responded again by asking a German court to ban Galaxy Tab 10.1N New and redesigned by Samsung because it is also considered to have copied the design of the iPad.But the court renders the demands of Australia Apple and Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 finally allowed to be marketed in Australia in December 2011.

December 2011December 9 began selling the Galaxy Tab 10.1. But Apple vs. Samsung war has not ended. The two companies have jointly issued a very large cost. This is no longer just a problem of products and patents but a matter of pride and prestige of both the name of the manufacturer the gadget world.

January 2012In line with the competition Apple vs Samsung tech gadgets on the market, the competition is still going on in court. Apple re-filed a lawsuit against Samsung by providing evidence in the form of design codes and official certificate data are considered two of their products copied by 10 kinds of products smartphone made by Samsung.

February 2012German court decides Galaxy Tab 10.1N is not similar to the iPad. Samsung makes Galaxy Tab 10.1N redesigned specifically for the German market gadget by changing the material and design of zoom.

March 2012Samsung registering a new lawsuit against Apple. 3 patents Samsung claims that its proprietary technology has been used by Apple in the iPhone 4S and iPad 2. The claim was issued a few hours before the launch of Apple holding iPad 3 or iPad HD. The fight has yet to end by Samsung.

April 2012Negotiation was attempted by each of the parties. The executives from Apple and Samsung met to find a way out and end the dispute. The meeting was held after the California courts, the United States ordered the two to participate in the meeting to find a solution and a way out, led by a Judge. These negotiations ended in the middle of the road.

July 2012The final stage of the story of Apple vs. Samsung saga war began in July. Both provide a variety of documents comprising the prototype photos, e-mail correspondence between the two companies, and a transcript of the deposition of expert witnesses brought in by each of the two sides. Of the two proposed document file document obtained information that Apple claimed that Samsung has violated patents and asking them to pay compensation to Apple.

While the document file Samsung claimed that Apple is trying to stifle competition in the market and attempt to monopolize sales of technology gadgets and achieve profit maximization. The court also heard by a jury of about 10 people who have the authority to round out the sound and decide who will come out as the winner of this fight.Apple filed evidence in the form of Samsung's own documents describing the contents of the product from Samsung evaluation ipone. In it there is data on the comparison between the Galaxy S with the iPhone, which also recommends that the Galaxy S is built and work more 'similar' iPhone 4S.

August 2012August 25, 2012 the jury ruled that Samsung had infringed several patents owned by Apple. The jury took the decision after the evidence considered given the Apple support the decision. While the evidence brought by Samsung are considered not strong enough. The jury decided Samsung to pay fines or damages of $ 1.51 billion to Apple. With this defeat the smartphone users in the United States and several other countries have to face the reality is temporarily unable to feel the experience of using the tablet and smartphone from Samsung and did not rule out some other Android gadgets.But for fans of Samsung's no need to be discouraged because Samsung patent dispute during trial runs, has made many innovations that are likely to be a bright future for this one vendor. Samsung adverse court decision seems to make them make better design and innovative than Apple.