It all started when Samsung launched its various Galaxy devices in the ever growing smartphone and tablet international market. What followed were a series of patent infringement lawsuits from Apple targeting all Samsung devices that allegedly were a complete copy of the design of iPhone and iPad. With the course of time several courts belonging to various countries all over the world got involved into this brawl.

Thanks to a recent infographic released by OnlineMBA.com, it is now really easy to follow up the timeline of this whole patent battle. Enjoy the embedded infographic below (you can click the image for an enlarged version):