<blockquote>Apple is infringing 10 patents related to mobile phones, Samsung said in an April 27 lawsuit in federal court in San Jose, California. The Suwon, South Korea-based company, which sells the Galaxy smartphone and tablet, claims Apple is using Samsung’s inventions without paying.</blockquote>
via <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-04-28/samsung-broadens-patent-dispute-against-apple-with-u-s-lawsuit.html?cmpid=yhoo">Samsung Broadens Patent Dispute Against Apple With U.S. Suit - Bloomberg</a>.

Pity the poor startup with original ideas who wants to challenge an incumbent.  Patents were supposed to spur innovation yet have devolved into spats like this.  No freshly minted startup can afford patent lawyers to deal with this kind of nonsense.