Email

Samsung says Galaxy S III U.S. launch to go ahead, despite Apple suit

A shop assistant poses with the new Samsung Galaxy S III after it's launch at the Westfield shopping centre in west London, May 29, 2012. REUTERS/Olivia Harris

(Reuters) – Samsung Electronics Co (005930.KS) said on Thursday the latest version of its flagship smartphone Galaxy S will go on sale in the U.S. market as planned, despite a sales injunction request filed by Apple (AAPL.O) to a U.S. court.

A shop assistant poses with the new Samsung Galaxy S III after it's launch at the Westfield shopping centre in west London, May 29, 2012. REUTERS/Olivia Harris

“Samsung believes Apple’s request is without merit. We will vigorously oppose the request,” the South Korean firm said in a statement.

“We would also like to assure consumers that the U.S. launch and sales of the GALAXY S III will proceed as planned.”

U.S. sales of the third generation Galaxy S model, which hit store shelves in some 28 countries last week, have been widely expected to start later this month.

(Reporting by Miyoung Kim; Editing by Richard Pullin)

Related posts

Tech billionaire Elon Musk’s social media posts have had a ‘sudden boost’ since July, new research reveals

Moderators protect us from the worst of the internet. That comes at huge personal cost

Apple Intelligence will help AI become as commonplace as word processing