EU Slams Samsung for Trying to Get Apple Ban
By WILLIAM DOTINGA
(CN) – Stepping up its criticism of Samsung on Friday, the European Commission informed the Korean gadget maker that its efforts to ban Apple products may violate antitrust laws.Regulators informed Samsung that seeking injunctions against Apple throughout Europe for infringements of standard-essential patents (SEPs) amounts to an abuse of its dominant market position. The commission launched its investigation a year ago, and it said that its latest formal statement of objections is the second step in the process.While injunctions may be appropriate in some cases, pursuing legal action for SEPs when the potential licensee is willing to negotiate a license on Fair, Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory (FRAND) terms may constitute abuse, the commission acknowledged.

