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<pubDate>Wed, 1 Aug 2012 05:05:24 PDT</pubDate>
<title>How Petty Patent Fights Can Get: Samsung Upset That Apple Gets Top Billing In Patent Suit</title>
<dc:creator>Mike Masnick</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[ It's pretty clear that when two big tech companies go into patent nuclear war, it's often just as much about egos as it is about anything legal.  We've been covering the <a href="http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120430/01481918697/apple-samsungs-patent-nuclear-war-50-lawsuits-10-countries-1-year.shtml">worldwide</a> patent fight between Apple and Samsung for a while now, mostly siding with Samsung over Apple's silly claims which seem to demonstrate an <a href="http://www.techdirt.com/blog/innovation/articles/20120702/00171019547/dear-judge-koh-competition-is-no-reason-to-ban-phone.shtml">unwillingness</a> to actually compete against other viable products in the marketplace.  But, Samsung is no stranger to petty actions either.  According to reporter Ina Fried, from AllthingsD (who is apparently covering the latest round of the trial in San Francisco), on the first day, the sign outside the court just showed "Apple vs. Samsung", but <a href="http://mobile.twitter.com/inafried/status/230317092115730433/photo/1" target="_blank">Samsung objected</a>, and so the sign has now been updated:
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Yes, this is the kind of petty squabbling that comes out during patent fights.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120731/11564719898/how-petty-patent-fights-can-get-samsung-upset-that-apple-gets-top-billing-patent-suit.shtml">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120731/11564719898/how-petty-patent-fights-can-get-samsung-upset-that-apple-gets-top-billing-patent-suit.shtml#comments">Comments</a> | <a href="http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120731/11564719898/how-petty-patent-fights-can-get-samsung-upset-that-apple-gets-top-billing-patent-suit.shtml?op=sharethis">Email This Story</a><br />
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<slash:department>oh-come-on</slash:department>
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