īy August 2011, Apple and Samsung were litigating 19 ongoing cases in nine countries by October, the legal disputes expanded to ten countries. Apple's multinational litigation over technology patents became known as part of the mobile device ' smartphone patent wars': extensive litigation in fierce competition in the global market for consumer mobile communications. In the spring of 2011, Apple began litigating against Samsung in patent infringement suits, while Apple and Motorola Mobility were already engaged in a patent war on several fronts. and Samsung Electronics regarding the design of smartphones and tablet computers between them, the companies made more than half of smartphones sold worldwide as of July 2012. was the first of a series of ongoing lawsuits between Apple Inc. Sotomayor, joined by Roberts Kennedy Thomas Ginsburg Breyer Alito KaganĪpple Inc. The “article of manufacture,” as used in Patent Act provision governing damages for design patent infringement, encompasses both a product sold to a consumer and a component of that product, and components of the infringing smartphones could be the relevant “article of manufacture,” although consumers could not purchase those components separately from the smartphones.Ĭhief Justice John Roberts Associate Justices Anthony Kennedy It could also be limited to the Ultra variant.137 S.

There are chances the screens will support a 120Hz refresh rate. However, past leaks suggest that the Galaxy Tab S8, Tab S8 Plus, and Tab S8 Ultra could come with 1 1-inch, 12.4-inch, and 14.6-inch OLED displays, respectively. It remains to be seen how well the notch proves to be, considering it did not attract much positivity in the case of the MacBook Pro.Īpart from the leaked renders, not much is revealed. If this happens, it could be a major upgrade for the Samsung tablet lineup. It could come with support for 4K video recording at 60fps. While the camera configuration remains unknown, there are chances that one of the front cameras could be an ultra-wide lens. This time, Samsung is expected to introduce a high-end tablet, which is seen sporting a wide display notch (much like the new Apple MacBook Pro) that accommodates two front cameras. Samsung Galaxy Tab S8, S8 Plus, and S8 Ultra.

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