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| Apple ordered to pay damages to Samsung by Dutch court | Apple ordered to pay damages to Samsung by Dutch court |
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| Apple has been ordered to pay damages to rival Samsung Electronics by a court in the Netherlands. | Apple has been ordered to pay damages to rival Samsung Electronics by a court in the Netherlands. |
| The court said that Apple had infringed a patent held by Samsung relating to the way phones and tablet PCs connect to the internet. | The court said that Apple had infringed a patent held by Samsung relating to the way phones and tablet PCs connect to the internet. |
| The court did not specify any amount, but the damages will be calculated based on sales of Apple's iPhone and iPad in the Netherlands. | The court did not specify any amount, but the damages will be calculated based on sales of Apple's iPhone and iPad in the Netherlands. |
| The two firms are involved in a legal battle in various countries. | The two firms are involved in a legal battle in various countries. |
| "Samsung welcomes the court's ruling, which reaffirmed Apple's free-riding of our technological innovation," the South Korean manufacturer said in an emailed statement to the BBC. | "Samsung welcomes the court's ruling, which reaffirmed Apple's free-riding of our technological innovation," the South Korean manufacturer said in an emailed statement to the BBC. |
| "In accordance with the ruling, we will seek adequate compensation for the damages Apple and its products have caused." | "In accordance with the ruling, we will seek adequate compensation for the damages Apple and its products have caused." |
| 'Amicable business solution' | |
| Apple and Samsung are two of the biggest manufacturers of smartphones and tablet PCs in the world. | |
| However, the two firms have been involved in dozens of patent cases and disputes relating to designs of their respective products. | |
| Analysts said that with so many cases being fought by the two firms in different countries, neither of the parties may emerge as the overall winner. | |
| "Both these companies need to understand that some cases will be won by Samsung and some by Apple," Manoj Menon, Managing Director of the consultancy firm Frost & Sullivan, told the BBC. | |
| "This will put an increased pressure on both parties to figure out an amicable business solution, rather than prolong these battles." | |
| Last month, a judge in the US ordered the chief executives of both the firms to meet to try to settle their legal differences. | |
| But the talks did not lead to any agreement and Apple has since sought a ban on sales of one of Samsung's tablet computers and the latest range of its Galaxy smartphones. |