Dyson launches legal action against Samsung

LONDON (Reuters) - British manufacturer Dyson said it had begun legal action against Samsung Electronics, to protect against what it claims is a "cynical rip off" by the Korean group of the British firm's patented technology. Dyson said in a statement it had issued proceedings in the English High Court against Samsung Electronics, a subsidiary of the Korean conglomerate, relating to the steering mechanism used by the Samsung Motion Sync vacuum cleaner. "This looks like a cynical rip off by the giant Korean company Samsung," company founder James Dyson said. ...

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