According to Reuters, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed Samsung Electronics company to add allegations of patent infringement brought against Apple, iPhone 5 smartphone, and the Apple company - add to its charges to the devices Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 and Galaxy S III, as well as the Android operating system 4. x (Jelly Bean).
These products were produced by companies after the initial lawsuits were filed, so until now, they were not included in the case.
This case is the second of the two cases of patent infringement Apple vs Samsung, considered in the district court in San Jose, California. The solution to the first was made in late August. The court sided with Apple and Samsung Electronics ordered to pay 1.05 billion dollars for Apple patent infringement .
Apple has filed a second lawsuit in February , claiming that the device Samsung Galaxy Nexus infringed its patents.
Samsung has denied the charge, answering counterclaim, accusing Apple of violating eight patents in the iPhone and tablet iPad.
Once in September, Apple introduced the iPhone 5 smartphone, Samsung has requested permission to add it to the list of products that infringed its patents. Apple filed a similar petition in respect of devices Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1, Samsung Galaxy S III and operating system Android 4.x (Jelly Bean). This week the court, as has been said, has given permission. Reaction of Apple and Samsung is still unknown.