Samsung requests preliminary injunction to block iPhone4S sales | preview | download

In their continuing war with Apple, Samsung Electronics today filed preliminary injunction motions in the Tokyo District Court, Japan and in the New South Wales Registry, Australia requesting the courts to stop the sale of Apple’s iPhone4S in the respective countries. 

In light of a number of violations, Samsung believes the sale of Apple devices such as the iPhone4S and iPad 2 should be banned 

Patent Claims in Japan:

 

1)One HSPA patent which relates to a method for deciding amount of power consumption during data transmission 

2)Three user interface patents that are essential for displaying information on the screen, specifically UIs for the “in flight mode” indicator (airplane icon); for customizing a smartphone’s home screen; and for browsing applications categorized in a tree structure (in an apps store). 

Patent Claims in Australia:

 

1)Method and apparatus for transmitting/receiving packet data using pre-defined length indicator in a mobile communication system (WCDMA) 

2)Method and apparatus for data transmission in a mobile telecommunication system supporting enhanced uplink service (HSPA) 

3)Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving data with high reliability in a mobile communication system supporting packet data transmission (HSPA)