Tech giant Apple has taken the unusual step of asking the US District Court in San Jose to halt the sale of four Samsung devices in the United States.
The move comes after Samsung made a similar move in the past week, requesting that iPod and iPod-related device imports to the United States stop.
According to the motion filed in the court, Apple wants to stop the distribution of the Galaxy Tab, Infuse 4G, Nexus S 4G and the Droid Charge.
“The message that Samsung conveys to consumers with its imitative smartphone design is simple: ‘It’s just like an iPhone.’ Samsung’s Galaxy Tab10.1 tablet sends a similar message: ‘It’s just like an iPad.’ With the benefit of those messages, Samsung is seeking to take market share by trading off of the popularity of Apple’s products,” Apple says in the filing.
Patrick Stafford is a freelance journalist and a former deputy editor of SmartCompany.
