Judge rules Samsung infringed Apple patent before trial begins<article>
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<p>A court in California has ruled that Samsung Electronics infringed in its devices an Apple patent on word recommendations during text input, ahead of a March trial.</p><p>Judge Lucy H. Koh of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, San Jose division also ruled that a Samsung patent in the suit was invalid.</p><p>At the center of the second patent lawsuit before the court are some of Apple and Samsung’s latest smartphones, media players, tablets and computers, including the Galaxy S III, iPhone 5, iPad mini and the fourth-generation iPad, also referred to as the iPad 4. The court earlier ordered the parties to limit their infringement contentions to five patents, 10 asserted claims, and 15 accused products per side.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2090180/california-court-rules-samsung-infringed-apple-patent-ahead-of-trial.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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Judge rules Samsung infringed Apple patent before trial begins
