The Mannheim Regional Court in Germany has thrown out two lawsuits between Apple and Samsung, adding to the pile of discarded lawsuits between the two companies.
One of the two suits dismissed on Friday was filed by Apple against Samsung asserting its slide-to-unlock patents in the iPhone, while the other dismissed lawsuit is the third Samsung 3G patent lawsuit in a row to be dismissed. Unsurprisingly, Samsung was displeased with the decision, telling the BBC that it planned to appeal. “We will continue to assert our intellectual property rights and defend against Apple’s claims to ensure our continued ability to provide innovative mobile products to consumers,” the company said.
Apple did not publicly comment on the decisions but pointed the BBC to a previous statement wherein the company accused Samsung of “blatantly copying” its hardware and UI designs used in the iPhone and iPad. And, as noted by FOSS Patents, this is just the beginning—only four of at least 14 Mannheim court cases between Apple and Samsung have been ruled on so far. (There are at least six left from Apple against Samsung alone.) Is anyone getting patent suit vertigo yet?
from Ars Technica