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DoJ Investigating Samsung For Patent Abuse
sl4shd0rk writes "Good news for Apple, bad news for Samsung. Yesterday, Apple filed legal papers with the International Trade Commission citing a Department of Justice investigation into whether Samsung is misusing its 'Standards essential' patents in ways which violate antitrust law. Apple claims Samsung has violated commitments to license its essential patents to competitors on fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory terms. Or, more specifically, Samsung is 'using certain patents as a basis for improper legal actions that seek to block the sale of competitors' products.' The article says Google (because of its recent acquisition, Motorola Mobility) is under the same scrutiny."
Samsung is 'using certain patents as a basis for improper legal actions that seek to block the sale of competitors' products.'
Can Apple sue Samsung for using Apples business plan?
Put the CEO of Apple and the CEO of Samsung in a room (rounded corners optional). The last one alive is the winner of EVERYTHING.
I feel like there should be a drinking and smoking robot somewhere repeating "Bite My Shiny Metal Ass"
Don't know something? Look it up. Still don't know? Then ask.
Now turn your iphone 5 on. See if the maps still works.
It works fine as long as you're in a big US city. The rest of the world doesn't work fine, if at all.
And you don't suppose it was Samsung et al the existing phone makers who tried to keep Apple out?
Which is more likely? The old guard with everything to lose, no need to innovate and a complacent consumer base - does everything in its power to keep out competition. Or. A new competitor with everything to gain, innovation oozing out of every pore, sues and fights at every turn to stay in the game.
A fool throws a stone into a well and a thousand sages can not remove it.