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EU: Samsung hopes to settle patent abuse case with Commission

By  |  June 25, 2013
EU: Samsung hopes to settle patent abuse case with Commission

Electronics giant Samsung is reportedly looking to settle charges initiated by the European Commission over patent abuse, according to two unnamed sources. Samsung is accused of abusing its market dominance by blocking competitor Apple from using one of its essential patents used in the manufacturing of mobile phones. The two are rivals in the industry and sit as the two-two smartphone manufacturers by volume and sales on the planet. Their disputes over the standard essential patents span over 10 nations. Now, sources say Samsung has entered talks with the European Commission to settle the matter after the watchdog launched a query into Samsung last December. One source told reporters that Samsung had been in settlement discussions for “several months,” though both sources noted the development was too premature to make any determinations over the case’s ending.

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