LG Seeks Sales Ban of Samsung Galaxy Tablet In Korea 91
Dupple writes "According to the Dow Jones News Wires, LG has filed an injunction in its home territory of South Korea, seeking to ban the sale of the Galaxy Note 10.1, alleging the panels inside the tablet infringe LG patents. The injunction follows a lawsuit filed by Samsung on 7 December, which alleged that LG infringed seven of Samsung's liquid crystal display patents. LG, which filed the injunction with the Seoul District Court on Wednesday, is aiming to block the sales of the Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet computer."
Oh this is interesting! (Score:5, Informative)
The Galaxy Note 10.1 has a Plane-Line Switching (PLS) panel. This panel type was designed by Samsung specifically to not have to pay royalties to LG for their In-Plane Switching (IPS) patents.
These two display technologies have found their place in pretty much any screen with wide viewing areas (nearly all high end smartphones, tablets, and high end computer displays). I'll be interested to see what the outcome of this lawsuit may have on Samsung's display manufacturing business as all their high-end displays have PLS panels. With any luck it'll kill it off and they can start pushing for AMOLED panels in desktop displays.
Re:Map? (Score:3, Informative)
An older one from end of januari 2012
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2399098,00.asp [pcmag.com]
Re:Good luck fighting Samsung in Korea (Score:4, Informative)
I mean, they love their corporations in general, but for Samsung it's another level of affection.
You might want to look up where LG is based...
Re:Good luck fighting Samsung in Korea (Score:4, Informative)
They feel a lot of affection for "Lucky Goldstar" too.
Hell that's a company name that only a Korean could love.
Re: the end of civilization (Score:3, Informative)