South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co. says it has filed amotion with a U.S. court to add Apple's iPhone 5 to their ongoing patentbattle.
Samsung says it filed the motion Monday with the Californiacourt, alleging that Apple's new phone infringes on eight of its patents.
The two companies are locked in a struggle for supremacy inthe global smartphone market, leading to legal cases in courts across theglobe.
Samsung released a statement Tuesday saying, "We havealways preferred to compete in the marketplace with our innovative products,rather than in courtrooms. However, Apple continues to take aggressive legalmeasures that will limit market competition."
It said it had "little choice but to take the stepsnecessary to protect our innovations and intellectual property rights."