14 DAY TRIAL // It seems that Samsung has started to lose its fight in court against Apple, as yet another judge rules against the South Korean mobile phone maker.
A ruling issued by a judge in The Hague is prohibiting “the marketing of Samsung smartphones Galaxy S, S II and Ace for violation of Apple Inc. EP 2,058,868.”
Apple has filed a patent infringement case against Samsung, alleging that its Android-based mobile phones are violating various patents that the Cupertino-based company holds on mobile technologies, and managed to ban the sales of Samsung smartphones in the country.
Among the patents cited in the ruling we can count 2,058,868, which describes a “method of scrolling,” 2,098,948, which is related to “recording a flag in connection with multiple screen taps,” and 1,964,022, related to dragging a slider for unlocking the phone, Engadget explains.
The judge decided to “ban trading of Samsung smartphones Galaxy S, S II and Ace,” and also said that Samsung violates Apple patents with its Galaxy Tab 10.1 and 10.1v tablet PCs as well.
For the time being, sales of these devices have not been banned, the same as it happened in Germany, but chances are that they might.
The ban of sales for Samsung Galaxy S, S II and Ace smartphones will remain in effect until October 13th, it seems.
This comes as a hit to both Samsung and other makers of handsets running under Android that are currently engaged in legal battles with Apple.
Last week, info on the possible inclusion of inaccurate evidence in the file Apple presented during the trial emerged, yet the story did not develop further.
In Germany, however, the judge decided to lift the ban against Samsung's tablets as soon as evidence was presented of Apple having included a series of modified photos in the file.
Undoubtedly, the story will continue to evolve, so stay tuned for more on the matter.