Litigation

Upon the release of the iPhone 5, Samsung begun investigating the device and concluded that Apple breached two standard patents and six features patent, the patents that were identified by Samsung are identical to the ones previously used as their basis in cases regarding previous iPhone models. In a statement, Samsung said, it had "little choice but to take the steps necessary to protect our innovations and intellectual property rights". The trial in which the iPhone 5 is involved is schedule to begin in 2014