Samsung Wants Apple’s iPhone 5 And iPad 3

It looks as though Samsung will not be taking Apple’s lawsuit lying down as they have responded to the court order that they hand over their upcoming devices to Apple for discovery purposes. Now Samsung wants to have a look at what Apple is cooking up, as we can see in the picture about, Samsung has filed for a request that Apple turn over the iPhone 4S or iPhone 5 and the iPad 3, also for discovery purposes.

Samsung’s reason? “Internet reports suggest Apple will be releasing the next version of the iPhone in September, and the next version of the iPad later this year.” This doesn’t really make sense on Samsung’s part because it was Apple that sued Samsung for patent infringement, so what reason would Samsung have for wanting to see Apple’s upcoming releases? If the court did allow this request, it could potentially lead to another patent infringement lawsuit, unless of course Samsung’s upcoming products look nothing like the iPhone 4S/5 or iPad 3.

With this latest piece of news one has to wonder how it will affect the relationship between the two companies, with Samsung being one of the companies that manufacturers the LCD screens for the iPad 2, and I guess that also quashes the rumor that Apple is trying to persuade Samsung to use their AMOLED displays for the iPad 3. After all, why would you sell your technology to a company that is currently suing you for patent infringement, right? In any case if legal documents are your thing, or if you want to know more details you can check out the filing in its entirety here, courtesy of ZDNet.