Apple has sued Samsung in the UK courts, further expanding the myriad countries in which it has taken legal action against the Korean manufacturer over its Android products.
The suit was filed on Monday, Samsung told ZDNet UK, explaining that it was a countersuit against action Samsung filed with the High Court in June. Details of both suits remain sketchy, as the patents in question have not been identified in these cases.
Apple's UK action against Samsung takes to at least 20 the total number of patent suits between the two companies that are currently underway. Apple says Samsung's Android smartphones and tablets infringe on Apple patents, while Samsung says Apple's products, such as the iPhone, infringe on Samsung's patents.
Apple is also engaged in high court battle with HTC, another major Android device manufacturer.
Separately, Samsung has lodged an appeal in Germany against a ban on the sale of some of its Galaxy Tab tablets there. A Duesseldorf district court upheld that ban on Friday, and a spokesman for that district court told ZDNet UK that Samsung has now appealed to a higher court, also based in Duesseldorf.
14/09/2011 - zdnet.co.uk
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