Samsung executives plan to sue Apple if it releases any devices with LTE technology, according to reports.
Samsung's
continuing argument with Apple shows no signal of reduction with the company
reportedly bullying to take lawful action over long-term evolutionary
technology (LTE)
According
to a report from the Korea Times, Samsung executives plan to instantly sue
Apple if it releases products that use the advanced technology, more commonly
referred to as 4G.
Nokia
holds the greatest amount of the world's LTE patents at 18.9 per cent but
Samsung holds more than 12 per cent of the world's LTE patents, according to
data from Thomson Reuters.
Apple has
already released a 4G capable device, the iPad 3 but there has been rumor that
Samsung could be waiting for the company to release a 4G-capable iPhone before
proceeding with a legal fight.
Apple's
new iPhone is expected to be released within the next few weeks and is
predicted to be a 4G device.
There
have been reports that Apple has been in talks with Korean carriers about
putting the new iPhone in the country on 4G LTE networks.
Samsung,
a South Korean based company, may try to place an injunction on the iPhone 5
which could be one of Apple's most successful devices.
This
latest development follows Apple's considerable legal victory over Samsung
last week in California when a US jury found that Samsung had violated
patents used in the iPhone.
Samsung
was ordered by the jury to pay $1.05bn (£664m) damages and Apple immediately
announced that it wanted to ban eight Samsung devices in the United States.
A court
date to decide the outcome of the case has been set for December 6.
Samsung
secured a minor legal victory last night when a Tokyo court ruled
that Samsung had not infringed on Apple's patent in Japan.
The case
addressed only the synchronizing technology that allows media players to share
data with personal computers so was not comparable in scope to the California
ruling.