Samsung Files Motion Against iPhone Sales
Samsung Electronics filed preliminary injunction motions Monday in Japan and Australia to block the sale of the Apple iPhone 4S.
In the Japan filing, Samsung asks the court to stop the sale of the iPhone 4 and iPad 2 as well. Samsung accuses Apple of patent infringements involving their wireless telecommunications technology. The day after Apple unveiled the iPhone 4S, Samsung filed the same motion in Italy and France.
Apple and Samsung have been in legal battles since April, when Apple sued Samsung for copying the look of its iPhone for Samsung’s Galaxy S series.
Last week, an Australian court temporarily barred the sale of Galaxy tablets because of patent infringement on Apple’s touchscreen technology.
Samsung filed an appeal to that case today in addition to its motions in Japan and Australia.
Despite all the legal troubles, Apple sold more than 4 million iPhone 4S phones since its launch on Friday. This marks a record number of sales for Apple in the opening days of a new product.
