NTT DoCoMo ’s CEO said Thursday that the launch of the Samsung Galaxy Tab next calendar month will not be strike by a patent - infringement lawsuit by Apple .
NTT DoCoMo Ryuji Yamada shows a Samsung Galaxy Tab to reporters in Tokyo . He said a cause by Apple would not affect his company ’s launching of the tablet on its connection .
Such lawsuits from Apple , which say patent infringements related to its iPad tablet , have obstruct or delayed sales of Samsung ’s tablet acrossEurope , Australia , and Korea .
NTT DoCoMo Ryuji Yamada shows a Samsung Galaxy Tab to reporters in Tokyo. He said a lawsuit by Apple would not affect his company’s launch of the tablet on its network.
“ We have heard from Samsung that there will be no obstruction to sales , ” state DoCoMo chief Ryuji Yamada . “ We have been told that the patent situation is different in Europe and Japan . ”
Yamada spoke to reporters at an consequence to mark the launch of the tablet on its high - amphetamine LTE mesh next month , along with a tab from Fujitsu . He said tablets , until now grouped into the same product category as smartphones , will be a main focussing for the companionship moving forward .
Apple has brought lawsuits against Samsung in courts around the world for patent of invention infringments relate to its smash - hit iPad tablet .
In Japan , Apple sued Japanese units of Samsung for legal injury of 1 billion yen ( $ 13 million ) in a Tokyo tourist court , Japanese media report .
call to Apple ’s Japan office went unanswered . A Samsung employee that answered the phone at their Tokyo office say the company ’s spokesperson was unavailable Thursday eventide .
