Just when we thought it was almost over, we realize the party has only just started. New reports today are clearly stating that while Samsung might have lost the battle, in the end they’ll win the war. According to the Korean Times Samsung holds just over 10% of all 4G LTE (long term evolution) patents and is prepared to play some offense of their own in the courtroom.

What we are now hearing is that Samsung is basically saying “We dare you” to release a 4G LTE iPhone — which is rumored to be a part of the next iPhone launch — and once they do Samsung will sue the pants off of them and go into full revenge/attack mode. The iPad currently has LTE, yes, but Samsung has been waiting for a much bigger fish and that is Apple’s bread and butter – the iPhone.

Sadly just this afternoon a story came out regarding Apple and Google themselves having private discussions to end these drawn out and angry patent lawsuits — but it appears that Samsung wants nothing to do with that. Obviously these reports can’t be confirmed at this time but we are hearing some reliable information is at hand regarding this.

This is actually a very interesting development in this entire story. If Apple does launch an LTE iPhone (which is pretty likely) they’ll quickly be rounding up the troops once more and headed to court. Samsung will no doubt seek an immediate product injunction and ban from the US, and probably multiple other countries as their patents are very wide. Now obviously Apple needs to release an iPhone 5 with 4G LTE as that is something consumers are basically demanding these days. If they do they will get sued, and if they don’t then people will jump for the Android LTE options available.

The new iPhone should be announced sometime in mid September so we’ll all know soon enough. Will this ever end?

115 COMMENTS

  1. This is just plain childish. Samsung got caught with their pants down inpersonating instead of innovating and now they want to act out. Ridicilous.

  2. This is just plain childish. Samsung got caught with their pants down inpersonating instead of innovating and now they want to act out. Ridicilous.

    • So when Apple is protecting their patents, it’s ok, but when another company does it, it isn’t?

      The Apple-cult strikes with it’s logic once again.

    • you have to stop using the word innovating because we are not dealing with innovation. Apple is a remixing company, they do it great and I congratulate them, but they don’t innovate.

  3. I have a hard time believing that Apple would have gone as far as it did if its LTE work could infringe on Samsung’s patents. That said, it would be awesome for Sammy to kick some sense into Apple.

  4. I have a hard time believing that Apple would have gone as far as it did if its LTE work could infringe on Samsung’s patents. That said, it would be awesome for Sammy to kick some sense into Apple.

  5. Just because of round corners lol now that’s childish, and if they were innovaters they would have so much market share at this point. But all they have are small screen phones bc they r babies and dont know how to grow up

  6. Just because of round corners lol now that’s childish, and if they were innovaters they would have so much market share at this point. But all they have are small screen phones bc they r babies and dont know how to grow up

  7. Good. If Apple is trying to monopoly smartphone market with its no make sense square design patent which no other countries in the world have acknowledged then Samsung should use their totally make sense lte technowledge patent to get what it deserves.

    • You do realize there was more than squares and corners involved in the latest litigation that Samsung lost, right? Common Sense)

      • @Immortal78
        YOU do realize that it was literally one of the patents that was argued in court, right? Sure there were others, but the jury had to answer specific questions about the patents (this one included). And it was upheld (rectangle with rounded corners).

    • You do realize there was more than squares and corners involved in the latest litigation that Samsung lost, right? Common Sense)

  8. Good. If Apple is trying to monopoly smartphone market with its no make sense square design patent which no other countries in the world have acknowledged then Samsung should use their totally make sense lte technowledge patent to get what it deserves.

  9. apple wants to sue over stupidity lets see how they like this Im happy Sammy is teaching idiots a lesson and I hope Sammy wins this time.Long live Android !

  10. apple wants to sue over stupidity lets see how they like this Im happy Sammy is teaching idiots a lesson and I hope Sammy wins this time.Long live Android !

    • so apple has right to use LTE and began the patent war but not allow to be sued back. Have u see Ford sues Honda by making 4 wheels car?

    • so apple has right to use LTE and began the patent war but not allow to be sued back. Have u see Ford sues Honda by making 4 wheels car?

    • apple has the right, but they dont have that option without license when theres a patent for LTE, just as there was for square w/ rounded corners.

      • True. Its sad that the Iphone was made for little girls and the mental midgets you have no tech skills what so ever. The average iphone user is a disgusting jackass. I feel sorry for their lives.

    • Yep, they do have the right, as soon as they pay up. However, it will have to go to court because (just like with Motorola) Apple won’t pay a cent until a judge forces them to. Apple wanted $30-$40 per Samsung device for licenses (thanks for the rounded icons!), but then they say that Motorola is being unreasonable for asking for a few bucks.

  11. I hope Apple gets what it has coming to them. They need a big wake up call. They’ve be “borrowing” touch screen tech, linux open source code, their whole interface… the list goes on. You can’t get more destructive to capitalism than market share by judge. It’s one thing to have a monopoly earned. One instituted by judge hurts the customer more then anyone else.

  12. I hope Apple gets what it has coming to them. They need a big wake up call. They’ve be “borrowing” touch screen tech, linux open source code, their whole interface… the list goes on. You can’t get more destructive to capitalism than market share by judge. It’s one thing to have a monopoly earned. One instituted by judge hurts the customer more then anyone else.

  13. This is just plain STUPID! Instead of Samsung licensing the patents from Apple, they’re gonna countersue because they’re butt hurt! Samsung’s willing to spend millions more counter suing instead of licensing the patents. The consumer NOW will lose! Stupid Samsung just doesn’t learn!

  14. This is just plain STUPID! Instead of Samsung licensing the patents from Apple, they’re gonna countersue because they’re butt hurt! Samsung’s willing to spend millions more counter suing instead of licensing the patents. The consumer NOW will lose! Stupid Samsung just doesn’t learn!

  15. Wait a minute gentlequeers! There a possibility LTE could be under FRAND:

    Fair Reasonable And Non-Discriminatory Licensing

  16. Samsung can’t sue Apple over 4G LTE! Its a network which is now under FRAND. Samsung are just getting all pissy that they lost. Its not Appl’es fault that Samusung can’t make ideas up by themselves hahaha!!

  17. LOL! This is so funny…

    Poor Sammy’s fans… In a war between Samsung and Apple, Samsung can only lose. Did you forget that this whole war is about money? And when it comes to money no one has more than Apple.

    Samsung has 10% of LTE patents, but Nokia has 40% and RIM 10%, you can be sure that if Apple need to buy Nokia or RIM Nokia, they’ ll do it, and we’ll see who loses more. Remember, Apple has more money than Samsung and Google combined.

    Come on Sammy, I’m waiting for you to launch my thermo nuclear bomb.

  18. Poor Sammy’s fans …

    In a war between Samsung and Apple, Samsung can only lose. Did you forget that this whole war is about money? And when it comes to money no one has more than Apple.

    Samsung has 10% of LTE patents, but Nokia has 40% and RIM 10%, you can be sure that if Apple need to buy Nokia or RIM they will do it and we’ll see who loses more.
    Remember, Apple has more money than Samsung and Google combined.

    Come on Sammy, I’m waiting to launch my thermo nuclear bomb.

    In the best case, Samsung will finish taking the white flag and starting to create their own designs, in the worst case, they could simply go to ruin.

    Hey Tim, get the checkbook, go and buy Samsung, close the company and sends all its employees to home.

  19. FRAND. Someone tell Samsung about it. If their patents are essential to the standard, they’ll have to license them under FRAND terms. If they’re not essential then Apple will just find another way to implement it. Either way Samsung are putting into question the viability of LTE if they go forward with this nonsense.

  20. I agree that apple absolutely deserve this injunction…but what if people are not able to get their hands on the iPhone 5 due to a ban, people will be disappointed and outraged and may even grow hate for Samsung due to this…but either way a phone is JUST A TOOL for communication, nothing else…if people can get outraged with this than humanity is at a peek of stupidity and further away from actual human nature and living…technology is made to be used as a tool, and people are created to be loved, yet we have grown to love technology and fight and argue with each other over pieces of, which will one day be, scrap metal, and in the process people are the ones being used…its just ridiculous, wake up ppl…

  21. Yeah of course this will end. It’ll end once Samsung destroys Apple even if it has to go thermonuclear war on Apple’s bullshit design patents lol in all seriousness, I sure hope Steve Jobs didn’t envision this when he supposedly said what he did. That would make me leave any respect I have for him as an entrepreneur. He of all people should not have problems “borrowing” and claiming preexisting ideas/technology as their own (remember Xerox apple fanboys?)

  22. Google ” NEEDS TO BUD OUT PERIOD”. What’s good for the goose should be great for the gander. I applaud Samsung for standing up for what they need to do. No apple iphone should be LTE on any network anyway. Piss on Apple….

  23. Qualcomm and Nokia have no love for Samsung and both own more LTE IP than Sammy. I’m sure Apple is already signing deals to cover themselves. The fact that Google talking with Apple doesn’t help Samsungs position either. Sammy should learn not to tip their hand while playing cards.

    • There is NO TIPPING HANDS HERE BUDDY. What GOOGLE and APPLE discussed had nothing to do with Samsung Firstly. What they spoke had everything to do with Motorola patents that Apple are terrified about. Trust me for Larry Page and Tim Cook to speak it’s about Apple/Motorola. It’s in apple best interest not to make any iphone with lte. If they do they will be sued plain and simple and will not win. That’s what happens when your late to the 4G / LTE party. They can make a wimax iphone or HSPA PLUS iphone but Lte it will be BANNED BEFORE LAUNCH plain and simple.

  24. Immortal78 is the Defender of Lost Causes :)) Argues for the sake of arguing even though his only defenses are he saw it on the iPhone first so no one else could’ve done it before them.

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