Samsung became a "fat sheep" in the eyes of patent trolls and was hit with 404 lawsuits in the United States in 5 years

IT House March 18 news, in recent years, malicious lawsuits have plagued many large companies, and Samsung is no exception. Baseless patent infringement lawsuits against Samsung have been on the rise in recent years, often from notorious "patent trolls."

Patent troll lawsuit against Samsung

1. Patent troll acquires a wide range of patents and files lawsuits against manufacturers of smartphones, semiconductors and other products.
2. As a leading global supplier, Samsung has become the primary target of patent trolls.

Patent infringement lawsuits faced by Samsung in the United States

3. In the past five years, Samsung has encountered 404 patent infringement lawsuits in the United States.
4. More than half (208 cases) came from non-patent practicing entities (NPEs).

Samsung compared to other tech giants

5. Samsung has the highest number of lawsuits compared to other tech giants:

   • Google: 168 cases
   • Apple: 142 cases
   • Amazon: 74 cases
   • Samsung: 404 cases

KP Innovations sues Samsung

6. KP Innovations sues Samsung for infringing on folding screen phone patents, even though other companies produce similar products.

Samsung’s response

7. Samsung actively responded to the lawsuit and defended its rights and interests.
8. Samsung has increased its patent application efforts and remains the company with the most annual patent applications in the United States.
9. In 2023, Samsung Group submitted more than 9,000 patent applications.

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