iPhone 5 Release Date: Verizon Demands Apple Stop Trying to Ban Samsung Galaxy Products

By CP News Briefs, Monday, September 26, 2011

Apple has been told to stop opposing the Galaxy series of Samsung products by Verizon wireless. The network provider has said that the continuing disputes between Apple and the Korean electronics powerhouse will hamper efforts to release 4G technology.

Verizon Wireless said in a filing in U.S. District Court in Northern California, according to Dow Jones Newswires: “The investment depends on consumers having access to devices that can make use of that network. The accused Samsung devices are among the few products that can access Verizon Wireless's next-generation high-speed network."

The statement continued: “Because of factors that have little to do with the patented technology, there will be few alternatives to the Samsung 4G devices in the near term. It takes considerable time and effort to develop any 4G product-normally, much longer than a year. Any requirement that Samsung redesign its products in light of an injunction may cause long delays before the redesigned 4G devices are available to consumers."

Earlier this year in July, Apple filed for a preliminary injunction in the United States against a number of Samsung’s 4G devices.

The application included attempts to stop the release of the Galaxy S 4G, Infuse 4G and Droid Charge smartphones and the Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet.

Apple argues that Samsung has infringed on a number of patents relating to the screen technology, handset design and packaging.

Apple’s iPhone 4 has been sold by Verizon since February, and next generation iPhone 5 is rumored to be released next month. Meanwhile Samsung is currently in the process of rolling out its Galaxy S2 across various networks in the United States.

In the ongoing feud between the technology giants, Samsung has countersued Apple, claiming the iPad, iPod and iPhone in return infringed on Samsung-owned patents.