T-Mobile takes Samsung’s corner in patent fight with Apple

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T-Mobile USA has issued a statement in support of Samsung in the phone maker’s <a href="http://www.bgr.com/2011/06/24/apple-files-new-patent-suit-against-samsung/">ongoing legal battles with Apple</a>. T-Mobile said any court actions taken against Samsung preventing the South Korea-based company from selling its devices in the United States would “unnecessarily harm” the carrier. Specifically, T-Mobile is worried that a potential injunction could have an ill effect on holiday sales. “At this late date, T-Mobile could not find comparable replacement products for the 2011 holiday season,” T-Mobile said, according to <em>Reuters</em>. The carrier will begin to offer <a href="http://www.bgr.com/2011/09/26/t-mobile-announces-htc-amaze-4g-samsung-galaxy-s-ii-and-sonic-4g-mobile-hotspot/">Samsung’s flagship Galaxy S II smartphone beginning on October 10th</a> and has big marketing plans for that device and the Galaxy Tab 10.1. “While T-Mobile respects intellectual property rights and believes that owners of intellectual property deserve the right to present their arguments and evidence of infringement in court, a preliminary injunction is a drastic and extraordinary measure, and the courts should pay particular attention to its public consequences,” T-Mobile explained in a statement obtained by <em>AllThingsD</em>. Verizon Wireless took a similar stance on Wednesday <a href="http://www.bgr.com/2011/09/27/verizon-apple-injunction-against-samsung-will-harm-u-s-consumers/">when it said</a> said an injunction against Samsung would “harm Verizon Wireless and U.S. customers.”<span id="more-105889"></span>
<a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/29/us-apple-samsung-tmobile-idUSTRE78R6MS20110929">Read</a> [AllThingsD] <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/29/us-apple-samsung-tmobile-idUSTRE78R6MS20110929">Read</a> [Reuters]
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