Australian judge demands that Apple show carrier contracts to Samsung

Australian Federal Court Justice Annabelle Bennett has ruled that Apple must show Samsung its contracts�with Vodafone, SingTel and Telstra�if it cannot reach an agreement on Samsung’s accusations that the iPhone maker contractually forces the carriers to subsidize the iPhone. Samsung�has also argued that the Apple iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPad 2 and iPhone 3GS infringe on its patents, and has sought to ban sales of the devices in Australia. Apple, however, has already successfully banned Samsung’s Australia-based subsidiaries from selling the Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet. “We will resist any attempts by our friends to push us into a corner,” Apple lawyer Andrew Fox said. “This is quite clearly a fishing expedition.” Earlier this month, Samsung requested the iPhone 4S source

Source: http://www.bgr.com/2011/11/09/australian-judge-demands-that-apple-show-carrier-contracts-to-samsung/

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