Samsung Will Seek Compensation From Apple Following 3G Patent Ruling

Samsung will seek damages from Apple after a ruling yesterday in The Hague stating that Apple had infringe on a 3G patent. The Dutch court ruled in favor of Samsung, stating that Apple must pay compensation for infringing European patent EP1188269.

Previously, Samsung had an unsuccessful attempted to ban sales of iPhones and iPads in Europe based on four patents that are essential to implementation of 3G. The court said that the technology in question is subject to "fair, reasonable, and nondiscriminatory" licensing, so Samsung was not entitled to ask for a ban on sales of the infringing Apple devices. The devices were the iPhone 3G, 3GS and 4, as well as the iPad 1 and 2.