Jury trial that took place between the two giants ruled compensation of one billion dollars to American society. The decision stated that Apple did not infringe Samsung's patent also
At the same time, one must understand that this is only the first stage of the legal battle. Samsung has announced that it will appeal the ruling, and asked the judge to cancel the result of this case indicate a higher court.
Korean company made use of effect related to scrolling screen. Samsung and Apple devices (Photo: PR)
Trial between Apple and Samsung is the world's most important technology in recent years. Samsung - the world's largest smartphone manufacturer today, accused by Apple of violating several patents and designs are protected in most devices it launched in recent years. Apple claimed that the violations include using springy effect when scrolling reaches end of the page on the screen and design icons of instruments. Samsung for its part, has accused Apple of violating patents too, mostly technological.
The struggle is the base patent licensing policies considered problematic by many today, which allows software patents to record not only the physical products. A significant patents in this area are similar or identical to other patent, because the mechanisms are simple to describe amorphous as "a search engine through a series of multiple information sources."
Small startup companies losing
Resulting in a business culture where huge companies have thousands of patents can find many ingredients in the products of competitors. These companies demand each other, most hoping to achieve reciprocal licensing agreements - political alliances, actually. Those who lose are generally small startups, unable to launch a product without getting a requirement to license patents from a giant at best, and M"trol patents "at worst.
The term "patent troll" refers to companies that produce products, but only engaged in buying patents and attempt to charge money for them. Largest company operates in this area today is Intellectual Ventures, founded by former Microsoft executive, Nathan Miiroold. The company, whose face public innovation lab analyst views spectacular inventions such as automatic laser gun and kills mosquitoes designed to combat malaria (which never produced commercially), making the most of its money from licensing patents.
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