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Dutch court orders Apple to pay Samsung damages
Reuters
9:54 a.m. CDT, June 20, 2012
A Dutch court ordered Apple Inc. to pay damages to Samsung Electronics Co. over a patent violation in the Netherlands, the latest twist in the global legal battle waged by the two rival phone and computer makers.
Apple and Samsung have been suing each other in about a dozen countries for the last few years as they compete for consumers in the fast-growing markets for smart phones and tablet computers.
The U.S. company has accused Samsung of "slavishly" copying the iPhone and iPad tablet through products that run on Google's Android software. The Korean firm has counter-sued with claims accusing Apple of infringing its patents.
A court in The Hague ruled Apple had violated a Samsung patent in some of Apple's phones and tablet computers to connect to the Internet, and said damages should be based on certain iPhone and iPad sales in the Netherlands. ..................(more)
The complete piece is at: http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/chi-dutch-court-orders-apple-to-pay-samsung-damages-20120620,0,5712473.story
