Samsung seeks to ban sale of iPhone 5

Apple and Samsung have been caught up in a patent war which has seen the two electronic giants facing up against each other in pitched court battles around the globe.

Samsung’s latest manoeuvre involves the South Korean giant seeking to ban all sales of the iPhone 5, possibly filing lawsuits in South Korea and other unnamed countries.

The patent wars between the two companies have centred around design and technology features of their smartphones and tablet computers.

This has been seen as a strategic move, with South Korean newspapers citing a Samsung official who is reported to have said as much. The lawsuit is expected to unfold next month when the new Apple iPhone 5 is released.

No official comments have been released from Samsung and it is unclear as to how many countries the iPhone 5 lawsuit will be attempted in. An anonymous Samsung senior executive has given his own take on the lawsuit.

Just after the arrival of the iPhone 5 here, Samsung plans to take Apple to court here for its violation of Samsung’s wireless technology related patents/ For as long as Apple does not drop mobile telecommunications functions, it would be impossible for it to sell its i-branded products without using our patents. We will stick to a strong stance against Apple during the lingering legal fights.

Apple has been nipping at the heels of Samsung and successfully banned the sale of its new tablet after a German court approved the Apple lawsuit. Samsung has said that it will appeal all bans and “will take all available measures, including legal options” in order to cement its position in the European tech markets.

Apple is in fact, Samsungs biggest customer and makes use of its NAND flash memory units and application processors. Samsung CEO Choi Gee-sung recognises this, saying “Hewlett-Packard (HP), Nokia and Sony were Samsung’s previous big clients, however, Apple is now a primary one. From our perspective, we are not entirely happy about the litigations.”