Samsung Electronics is suing Apple claiming patent infringement, a week after the iPhone maker filed a complaint in US federal court alleging the South Korean company copied its products. Samsung submitted complaints to courts in Seoul, Tokyo and Mannheim, Germany, alleging Apple infringed patents related to mobile-communications technologies, Bloomberg reported. The lawsuit filed in the Seoul Central District Court cites five patent infringements, the complaint in Tokyo cites two and the German one cites three alleged violations, Samsung said. Apple infringed Samsung patents related to communication standards and a technology that connects mobile phones to personal computers for wireless data transfers, the company claims. Samsung is infringing seven patents related to the way the Galaxy devices understand user gestures, including selecting, scrolling, pinching and zooming, Apple said in its 15 April complaint. Samsung is also infringing three patents on the design, including the flat black face of the iPhone and iPad, according to Apple. The Galaxy phones and tablet, which use Google's Android software, were specifically designed to copy Apple products, Apple said. Apple is seeking a court order to block further use of its patents and trademarks, along with cash compensation and "reasonable funds for future corrective advertising."
