[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] Local foreign media reported on the 21st (local time) that a Russian court has banned the sale of 61 models of Samsung Electronics smartphones in Russia.
According to the report, the Moscow Arbitration Court ruled in favor of the plaintiff in a patent infringement lawsuit filed against Samsung Electronics' local subsidiary in Russia last July, and subsequently issued this order as a follow-up measure.
As a result of this order, 61 models of Samsung Electronics smartphones, including the Galaxy Z Flip, Galaxy Fold, Galaxy Z Fold2, and Galaxy S21, are prohibited from being supplied or sold in Russia.
The Moscow Arbitration Court ruled in favor of the plaintiff in a lawsuit filed by Swiss company Squin SA, claiming that the technology used in Samsung Pay installed on Samsung Electronics smartphones infringed on its patents.
Samsung Electronics' local subsidiary in Russia can file an appeal within one month.
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