Samsung Drops SEP-Based Apple Ban Attempts in Europe

Samsung said Tuesday that it will drop its attempts to get Apple products banned anywhere in Europe using its standards-essential patents (SEPs). It’s not dropping its infringement suits, but will limit its SEP claims to monetary damages. It will still seek injunctions for Apple’s alleged infringement of its non-SEP patents. Samsung claimed its action was “unilateral and voluntary,” but FOSS Patents assumes that the European Commission, which has been investigating Samsung’s use of SEPs, leaned sufficiently on the Korean company for it to change its legal strategy ahead of a statement of objections (SO).

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