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Apple is suing its arch competitor Samsung with an all new angle particularly going after a feature in Korean electronics giant’s smartphone this time stating that it violate its “slide-to-unlock” feature.

In this new case, Apple has stated that Galaxy Nexus breaks the “slide-to-unlock” feature that was announced for the first time back in 2007 by the original iPhone. Then on in the month of October 2011, it was copyrighted with US Patent and Trademark Office. Moreover, in the year 2006 Apple also received a “utility model” enrollment performed in Germany for this feature, reported Apple Insider.

Samsung may carry in its Neonode N1m smartphone which provided the slide-to-unlock feature method prior to Apple had named this feature as its find.

In the present case, Justice Andreas Voss might determine to keep it pending as a same suit has been proposed with Munich based Federal Patent Court in order to evade any kind of inconstancy in judgment. Still, Apple is seeking a judgment over the issue as soon as probable.