Apple Claims Samsung Galaxy Phone, Tablet Copy IPhone, Ipad

Apple Claims Samsung Galaxy Phone, Tablet Copy IPhone, Ipad

Samsung is violating patents related to how the devices operate Galaxy, including the use of hand gestures on the screen, as well as patents in color and rectangular shape of the iPhone and iPad, Apple said in an April 15 complaint filed in Federal Court in Oakland, California. Galaxy phones and tablet, which uses Google Inc. (GOOG) 's Android software that was specifically designed to copy Apple products, Apple said.

The lawsuit was the two major Tablet PC manufacturers against each other in the middle of the growing demand for a product that Apple has finally said to exceed sales of personal computers. Steve Jobs, the CEO of Apple, which is based on Samsung chips provides iPhone and iPad, cried when the opening of the Samsung iPad March 2, saying that the company has been a director of fisheries for the 2011 "Year of counterfeits."

"The concern is that you can see the strategic relationship between Apple and Samsung deteriorate later," said Young Chan Kim, an analyst at Shinhan Investment Corp. "As Samsung continues its business phone and Tablet, Apple is trying to keep Samsung under control. "

Steve Dowling, a spokesman for Cupertino, California, Apple said the company needs to protect its intellectual property.

Copy apparent

"It's no coincidence that the latest products from Samsung lot like the iPhone and iPad, the form of materials for the user interface and even the packaging," he said. "This kind of blatant copying is bad and we need to protect intellectual property rights of Apple when companies steal our ideas."

Samsung fell from 0.7 percent at 12:44 ₩ 861,000 in Seoul trading on the jump for the fourth consecutive day of declines. The shares tumbled 9.4 percent this year compared to a gain of 2.9 percent for Apple on the Nasdaq Stock Market.

"The development of technology based Samsung and strengthening our portfolio of intellectual property are the keys to our success," said Kim Titus, a spokeswoman for Suwon, South Korea-based Samsung. "Samsung is actively respond to this action against us for legal measures to protect our intellectual property."

Apple vs Google

Apple and Google battle for supremacy in the growing market for smartphones and tablets. Operating system Google's Android - used by Samsung, Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. and other companies - account for 39.5 percent of global shipments of smartphones this year, compared with 15.7 percent for Apple, according to the research firm IDC.

The iPad tablet dominates the market, representing around two thirds of sales this year, according to Gartner Inc.

"Apple is going to be very aggressive in protecting intellectual property and the fact that they can be a supplier does not factor in the decision to go to any competitor, they could believe violates its intellectual property," said Tim Bajarin , President Creative Strategies Inc., a technology consulting firm in Campbell, California.