South Korea’s Samsung Electronics said Tuesday it had bought US medical imaging firm NeuroLogica, as it seeks to explore new growth sources by expanding into the health sector. Samsung did not disclose the value of the deal but said it had bought a full stake in the Massachusetts-based firm, which…
Samsung Electronics said Monday that a probe of its suppliers in China had found no evidence of alleged child labour, but did uncover some “inadequate” employment practices that needed to be remedied. The South Korean technology giant inspected 105 Chinese partners in September following a report by China Labor Watch…
Samsung’s high-stakes legal battle with Apple was bolstered Tuesday by word that the US Patent and Trademark Office was second-guessing a patent at issue in the case. Officials re-examined an Apple patent for an effect that makes a smartphone screen appear to “bounce” when an edge is tugged by a…
Apple lost a British court appeal on Thursday against a ruling that Samsung’s Galaxy tablet is not “cool” enough to be confused with the iPad. The US tech giant had challenged a High Court judgement in July that South Korea’s Samsung did not infringe Apple’s registered design and that consumers…
Apple narrowed the gap with Samsung smartphones in the precious US market in the months before the release of the hot-selling iPhone 5 model, industry tracker comScore reported on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Apple and Android-powered smartphones continued to dominate the US market, where both platforms increased shares evidently at the expense…
A judge lifted a ban on US sales of Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet computers as legal brawling continued between the South Korean electronics titan and Apple. US District Court Judge Lucy Koh on Monday issued an order clearing the way for Samsung to renew sales of Galaxy Tab 10.1…
South Korea’s Samsung Electronics said Friday it was considering adding Apple’s new iPhone 5 to a patent infringement case as part of a long-running global legal battle between the rival smartphone giants. Samsung officials said the company would look into amending its side of an ongoing patent lawsuit in a…
SAN FRANCISCO — A judge has refused to lift a ban on US sales of Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet computers as legal brawling continued between the South Korean electronics titan and Apple. US District Court Judge Lucy Koh cancelled a Thursday hearing at which Samsung and Apple were to…
Apple prevailed Friday at a US trade panel in a patent infringement complaint filed by South Korea’s Samsung over wireless communication technology for the iPhone and other Apple devices. A judge at the US International Trade Commission, a quasi-judicial agency which investigates trade complaints, found “no violation” by Apple of…
Apple has filed a fresh patent infringement action in the United States against Samsung, alleging that the South Korean company is continuing to steal its technology despite a recent court ruling. The new claim was filed in San Jose, California on Friday and it says that Samsung, which last month was fined $1.05 billion by an American court for “willfully”…