Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Apple vs. Samsung explained: An overview of the patent battleground

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Samsung and Apple are trading legal potshots in courtrooms all over the globe. What's at the heart of the fight? Why do the companies have it in for each other?

As Samsung gets ready to launch legal action against the iPhone 5 — which, at this point, hasn’t even been announced — and the companies furiously trade jabs at each other in courtrooms around the world, we thought it would be useful to step back and look at the big picture. Why are Apple and Samsung fighting, anyway? What’s at stake? Haven’t the companies famously worked together to build some of Apple’s iconic products? Catch up on the scuffle with our in-depth FAQ.

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