
“Apple will seek injunctions against the sale in the US of dozens of Samsung smartphones and tablets and could triple the $1bn damages it was awarded in a high-profile patent trial. Analysts think that Google, which writes the Android mobile software used by Samsung and dozens of others, may have to indemnify handset makers against such lawsuits. They also fear it could mean fewer smartphone options for consumers. But Samsung won a home court ruling earlier on Friday in the global patent battle against Apple. Judges in Seoul said Samsung didn’t copy the look and feel of the iPhone and ruled that Apple infringed on Samsung’s wireless technology.”
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