Apple Sues Samsung in South Korea

Apple has intensified its legal action against Samsung by filing a lawsuit against the company in South Korea, according to the WSJ.

"We have filed a lawsuit against Samsung with the Seoul Central District Court," Steve Park, a spokesman for Apple Korea, told Dow Jones Newswires.

Apple alleges that Samsung copied its iPhone and iPad design: "It's no coincidence that Samsung's latest products look a lot like the iPhone and iPad, from the shape of the hardware to the user interface and even the packaging. This kind of blatant copying is wrong, and we need to protect Apple's intellectual property when companies steal our ideas."


A U.S. judge recently denied Samsung access to the iPhone 5 and iPad 3 noting that the company was overreaching in their request.

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