The highly publicized smartphone patent war between Samsung and Apple swung further to Apple's side today. A German court struck down a Samsung injunction request to block the production of iOS devices with a text-to-speech function. Samsung alleged that Apple's VoiceOver infringes upon Samsung's patent on a text-to-speech-to-loudspeaker technology. This marks another setback for Samsung, which was ordered to pay over $1 billion in damages in Apple last year.
This legal battle indicates that the patent war over mobile devices has no boundaries. The patent war may remind people of the age-old adage--there are no rules in love and war. Samsung and Apple have proven their willingness to damage their ethical reputations in order to gain ground in the war for market share. However, it is unlikely that Samsung will suffer from its attempt to block sales of Apple's disabled-friendly iPhone, despite Samsung's snub of the blind and disabled. Consumers will likely chalk up the lawsuit as another desperate attempt for Samsung to gain increased sales from its Silicon Valley rival.
Source: http://allthingsd.com/20130222/samsungs-ill-conceived-apple-voiceover-suit-stayed-in-germany/?KEYWORDS=patents
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