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South Korea probes Samsung over Apple antitrust complaints Sep 6th 2012, 05:56 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Samsung's crisis culture: a driver and a drawback Sun, Sep 2 2012 Samsung triumphs over Apple in Japan patent case Fri, Aug 31 2012 Exclusive: Google, Apple CEOs in secret patent talks Thu, Aug 30 2012 Samsung strikes new Note after Apple suit Wed, Aug 29 2012 Apple seeks quick bans on eight Samsung phones Mon, Aug 27 2012 Analysis & Opinion Apple and the burden of being a behemoth The logo of Samsung Electronics is seen at the company's headquarters in Seoul July 6, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Lee Jae-Won SEOUL | Thu Sep 6, 2012 1:56am EDT SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean regulators are investigating complaints filed by Apple Inc that Samsung Electronics Co is abusing its dominant position in wireless technology, the Korea Fair Trade Commission (FTC) said on Thursday. Rivals Apple and Samsung are locked in patent disputes in 10 countries, as they vie for market share in the booming mobile industry. Apple won a landmark victory last month after a U.S. jury found the South Korean firm had copied key features of Apple's iPhone, awarding Apple $1.05 billion in damages. The jury decided Apple had not violated any of Samsung's patents. The FTC is investigating whether Samsung is unfairly competing in the market by abusing its dominance in wireless technology patents. Apple filed its complaints earlier this year, said an FTC official, who is not authorized to talk to the media. European Union regulators have also been investigating Samsung for possible breaches of antitrust rules by accusing rivals of infringing its technology patents. Samsung pledged in 1998 to license its 3G patents to the European Telecommunications Standards Institute on fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory terms. Samsung said it has at all times met its obligations to the fair licensing of its telecoms standards-related patents. Apple was not immediately available to comment. (Reporting by Miyoung Kim) Related Quotes and News Company Price Related News Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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