Apple Sues Samsung Over Galaxy Phones, Tablets

Apple Inc. sued Samsung Electronics Co. claiming the South Korean electronics giant copied the look and feel of its popular iPhone smartphones and iPad tablet computers. The lawsuit, filed on April 15 in the Northern District of California, alleged that Samsung's smartphones, such as the "Galaxy S 4G," "Epic 4G," "Nexus S" and its "Galaxy Tab" touchscreen tablet, violated Apple's intellectual property.