Reuters: Technology News: Samsung wins preliminary round over Apple patent

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Samsung wins preliminary round over Apple patent Oct 23rd 2012, 17:28 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Apple set to unwrap mini-iPad 12:01pm EDT UPDATE 1-Apple set to unwrap mini-iPad to take on Amazon, Google 11:34am EDT Apple loses tablet copyright appeal against Samsung Thu, Oct 18 2012 Best Buy to sell its own tablet for $239-$259: source Tue, Oct 16 2012 Apple to host October 23 event, iPad mini expected Mon, Oct 15 2012 Analysis & Opinion Motorola loses bid to reshape crucial trial on essential patents Do all patent-related malpractice suits belong in federal court? An outdoor billboard advertising Samsung Electronics is seen in Seoul August 27, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Lee Jae-Won By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON | Tue Oct 23, 2012 1:28pm EDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, which is battling Apple Inc across the globe for dominance of the smartphone market, dealt the California company a setback by winning a preliminary invalidation of a key Apple patent, according to a court filing. The fight is related to Apple's war against Google, whose Android software powers many of Samsung's devices. Samsung said in a filing late Monday that examiners at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) had taken a second look at an Apple patent and decided that it should not have been granted. The patent allows a user with a touch screen to bounce back to the image on the screen if the user goes beyond the edge. The patent was one of six that Samsung was found to have infringed by a jury in a California federal court in August. It awarded Apple $1.05 billion in damages. The case is being appealed, and Samsung is pursuing other challenges such as requests for the PTO to reexamine the patent. Scott Daniels, a litigation partner at Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian LLP who is not part of the case, said the PTO's preliminary invalidation is not the end of the battle over this specific patent. He said the patent remains valid through the appeals process. The case in U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, is Apple Inc v. Samsung Electronics Co Ltd et al, No. 11-1846. (Reporting By Diane Bartz;editing by Sofina Mirza-Reid) 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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