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Related Topics Technology » Media » iPad » Steve Jobs » Visitors walk behind a logo of Samsung Electronics on a glass door at its headquarters in Seoul January 7, 2010. Credit: Reuters/Jo Yong-Hak By Miyoung Kim SEOUL | Mon Sep 26, 2011 1:31am EDT SEOUL (Reuters) - An intensifying legal battle between Samsung Electronics Co and Apple Inc is expected to crimp growth at one of the fastest growing businesses of the Korean company, while threatening to worsen business ties with the firm's largest customer. The two technology firms have been locked in an acrimonious global battle over smartphone and tablet patents since April, and Apple has successfully blocked Samsung from selling its latest tablets in Germany and some smartphone models in the Netherlands. The iPhone and iPad maker has also forced its rival to indefinitely delay launching its new Galaxy tablets in Australia, where a court will give its ruling this week. Another loss could dent Samsung's ambitious attempt to close the gap with Apple in the global tablet market. The Galaxy gadgets, powered by Google's Android operating system are seen as the biggest challengers to Apple's mobile devices. "Samsung's tablet business will be most affected and its chip business will also take a hit as Apple moves to diversify away from Samsung to the likes of Toshiba," said Nho Geun-chang, an analyst at HMC Investment Securities. "But taking passive steps for fear of losing its biggest customer will slow down strong growth momentum at its telecoms business, which Samsung doesn't want to see as the business is set to become the biggest earnings generator this year and make up for weakening chip profits. It'll be a costly battle for Samsung." The South Korean conglomerate supplied Apple with about $5.7 billion in components last year, some 4 percent of Samsung's total sales. Apple's portion grew to 5.8 percent of Samsung's sales in the first quarter, driven by booming iPad and iPhone sales, which Samsung supplies chips for, along with Japan's Toshiba. Apple and Samsung are scrapping for top spot in the smartphone market, having overtaken the market leader for the past decade, Finland's Nokia, in the second quarter. Samsung still trails badly in tablet sales, where Apple racked up 14 million iPad sales in the first half, versus analysts' sales estimates of about 7.5 million Samsung tablet products for all of 2011. Samsung and Apple will square off in a more significant U.S. court hearing next month about an injunction case. Technology experts say Apple's intellectual property battle with Samsung Electronics is part of its broader strategy of using the courts to help cement the unassailable lead its iPad has in the tablet market. Samsung is betting on its new tablets to close the gap with Apple and reach its target of increasing tablet sales by more than five folds this year. SUPPLIER AND RIVAL Analysts said what may become a longer-term challenge for Samsung, is losing chip orders from Apple. "For Samsung, (the) biggest concern is reduced order from Apple. Without Apple's big backing, it would be difficult for Samsung to boost its chip market share sharply," said Nho at HMC. "Apple is leveraging the fact that it's got alternative suppliers. They may offer inferior or more expensive components but it's something consumers barely notice and something Apple can successfully use to pressure Samsung." Samsung's smartphone business has been growing furiously, powered by its flagship Galaxy lineups. Some analysts expect Samsung to overtake Apple as the world's No.1 smartphone vendor and report record profits in July-September, as it has much broader lineups than the high-end focused Apple. Samsung's smartphone sales soared more than 500 percent in the second quarter, easily eclipsing Apple's 142 percent growth, though Apple sold about 1 million more units. Nokia sales fell 30 percent. Samsung and Apple are suing each other in 9 countries over 20 cases. Apple first fired salvo in April by suing Samsung in a California court, saying the Galaxy lineup devices infringed on its mobile technology patents and design. Samsung shot back with claims of its own. Some analysts said Samsung's aggressive stance could help it gain some support from consumers. "These legal battles are raising perception among consumers that Samsung is the only one capable of competing against Apple," said Choi Do-youn, an analyst at LIG Investment & Securities. Despite the global court cases, both companies could end up settling the cases, HSBC said in a note. "The most likely scenario is an out-of-court settlement, after a long-drawn IP battle... As in the case of the Nokia-Apple dispute, this issue too is likely to be settled out of the court, after a long drawn legal dispute," said HSBC analyst Daniel Kim. (Editing by Anshuman Daga) Technology Media iPad Steve Jobs Related Quotes and News Company Price Related News Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (2) AdamSmith wrote: Even though the US patent system has just been re-vamped, it is completly out of control, completely manipulated by big business, and totally corrupt. Is the patent system (i.e., the concept of a patent) a capitalist notion? No, the concept of a patent runs exactly counter to free market capitalism. Supporters of the patent system say that patents are necessary so that there are incentives to invent things. That is simply untrue. Patents were originally granted by kings. That is still their nature. They artificially protect the powerful. Man is by nature very inventive. The rapidity of invention naturally follows an increasingly sloped curve over mankind’s history. The industrial revolution is one point along that curve. The internet is another point along that curve. The patent system sometimes had beneficial effects during the initial parts of the curve, but now we’re way beyond that. The scientists and engineers at Samsung are working day and night because there are great incentives to creativity in free, pure capitalism, without the arbitrary notion of patents. The patent system has become only a system of corruption and hindrance. It no longer motivates creativity; now it only hinders creativity. The patent system, as shown in this article, acts as an obstacle to Samsung’s hard work and productive contribution to the welfare of mankind. This is only one small example of the great damage the patent system is doing today to mankind. The patents system should be completely abolished. It has no place in a capitalist, free, creative, productive, democratic world. Sep 25, 2011 12:05am EDT -- Report as abuse Playerz wrote: Like just copy Apple http://9to5mac.com/2011/09/24/oh-samsung-you-are-making-this-too-easy/#idc-container Sep 26, 2011 1:15am EDT -- Report as abuse See All Comments » Add Your Comment Social Stream (What's this?) 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