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South Korean electronics giant Samsung Electronics suspends all shipments to Russia due "to current geopolitical developments". Samsung is the largest supplier of smartphones in Russia with a 30% market share.
2022-03-5

Samsung chairman Lee Jae-yong is released from prison in South Korea after his parole was announced on Monday. Lee served seven months out of a 30 month imprisonment sentence that had been imposed on him for financial corruption. Lee addressed journalists, saying that he will do "his best" from now on and apologizing for his crime.
2021-08-13

The U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in a patent dispute between Apple Inc. and Samsung concerning both company's smart phone designs (Samsung Electronics v. Apple (15-777)).
2016-10-11

A federal appeals court rules in favor of Samsung on several issues arising out of that company's long-running patent dispute with Apple, overturning a $120 million jury verdict in Apple's favor in 2014.
2016-02-26

Samsung concedes to surrender $548 million to Apple Inc. over previously court-held ruling in patent dispute over copying the look of the iPhone.
2015-12-3

An administrative law judge with the U.S. International Trade Commission issues a preliminary decision on a long-running Samsung-Apple dispute, in favor of Apple's complaint on four of the six patents in dispute.
2012-10-24

A South Korean court rules that Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics infringed each other's patents on mobile computing technology.
2012-08-24

A court in Düsseldorf orders Samsung to stop selling its new tablet computer, Galaxy Tab, acting on a lawsuit brought by Apple.
2011-09-2

A lawyer claims that 25,000 South Koreans will be suing Apple Inc. in relation to alleged privacy breaches in relation to collection of iPhone location addresses.
2011-08-17

Samsung releases, in South Korea, a camera that can post photos and videos directly to Facebook and YouTube.
2011-02-23