Samsung may add iPhone 5 to patent war

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South Korea's Samsung Electronics said on Friday it was considering adding Apple's new iPhone 5 to a patent infringement case as part of a long-running global legal battle between the rival smartphone giants.

Samsung officials said the company would look into amending its side of an ongoing patent lawsuit in a US court to include the latest Apple gadget, which went on sale across Asia Friday and is due to hit US stores later in the day.

"Our company considers adding Apple's iPhone 5 to the (patent infringement) case... but we cannot say when," a Samsung spokesman told AFP.

"Our decision will be made after our company has analysed the iPhone 5 to see what aspects of its device constitutes patent infringement."

Samsung, in a statement late Thursday, accused Apple of continuing to take "aggressive legal measures that will limit market competition".

It added: "Under these circumstances, we have little choice but to take the steps necessary to protect our innovations and intellectual property rights."