It is reported that the South Korean electronics giant
is ready to charge Cupertino over its upcoming cell phone, which it expects to
feature 4G LTE connectivity patents that Samsung claims it owns.
Samsung Electronics will charge Apple over the release
of its iPhone 5 for infringing on its fourth-generation (4G) long-term
evolution (LTE) connectivity patents.
It was reported by The
Korea Times on Monday, citing industry sources,that Samsung has decided to
take immediate legal action against Cupertino, with countries in Europe, and
even the U.S. being their "primary targets".
The Korean electronics giant's move comes after
reports on Monday said Apple will unveil the iPhone 5 featuring 4G LTE in South
Korea, and that Apple had agreed with local mobile carriers to release the
LTE-enabled iPhone on the local market for domestic telecommunications
frequencies.
It is unlikely Apple will release the new iPhone using
conventional third-generation (3G) networks, sources told the Korea Times.
"Apple claimed the existing 3G-related patents
are standard essential patents (SEPs) according to our earlier commitment to
the FRAND (fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory) terms. But the story is
totally different when you talk about LTE patents. These are new and
highly-valued," a source said in the article.
SK Telecom and KT will also face some difficulties in
their marketing strategies for 4G LTE iPhone because of this legal attack, an
industry executive, who declined to be named told the publication.
In August, Samsung had been ordered by a U.S. jury to
pay US$1.05 billion for violating Apple's design patents. Cupertino followed up
this victory with a court request to ban sales of eight of Samsung's smart phones
in the U.S., in addition to an existing ban on the Galaxy 10.1 tablet.
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