Now Samsung and Apple companies are beginning a new round of confrontation in the Court of Australia. Federal Court of the fifth continent began hearing claims from Samsung, which lies in the fact that iPhone 4, iPhone 4S and iPad 2 models from Apple violated several patents on the technology of South Korean developer of wireless data transfer. The problem lies in the fact that these modems for mobile Apple devices are supplied by Qualcomm company . At last Samsung was a counterfeit contract under which the company and its clients are not prosecuted since 1993. In April 2011 over the action of even this agreement and all requests from Apple to Samsung to conclude this license agreement were rejected. Following Samsung logic , the lawsuits were sent to Qualcomm company and its customers.
Interesting arguments Apple refuses to deal with Samsung. According to the defendant, who became the subject of dispute documents subject to the laws of such organizations as the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI). According to ETSI rules, in Europe, wireless standards are subject to automatic licensing (according to certain rules, which defines the membership of ETSI). Apple believe that because Australia is an associate member of ETSI, the action of European laws shall also apply to this continent. Samsung is using local experts and consultants from France, is taken to prove that Australia is not Europe.
Qualcomm cellular modems can be found in many devices. War of UMTS-patents can flare up with unprecedented scale.