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EU Charges Samsung With Abusing Vital Telecoms Patent

Posted by Soulskill on from the jig-is-up dept.

Dupple sends this news from Reuters: "The European Commission charged Samsung Electronics on Friday with abusing its dominant position in seeking to bar rival Apple from using a patent deemed essential to mobile phone use. The Commission sent a 'statement of objections' to the South Korean group, with its preliminary view that Samsung was not acting fairly. 'Intellectual property rights are an important cornerstone of the single market. However, such rights should not be misused when they are essential to implement industry standards, which bring huge benefits to businesses and consumers alike,' Competition Commissioner Joaquin Almunia said in statement."

2 of 96 comments (clear)

  1. Dear Slashdot... by yurik · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Dear Slashdot,

    I am very confused. Should I love Apple or hate Apple? Should I feel sorry or angry about Samsung?

    I am a simple individual, without many thoughts of my own, and I need guidance. When you say Apple's patent that got them $1 billion from Samsung is a bad thingtm and got invalidated - everyone seem to rejoice. Now you claim EU, which we all thought protected us from all the evils, is suing Samsung. Please please please, just say how we are suppose to feel towards these two behemoth.

    Sincerely,
    a humble little me.

  2. Re:And yet... by zieroh · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Do you even know what a design patent is?

    Guess what: they're not the kind of patents that you usually find subject to FRAND obligations.

    --
    People who say "sheeple" have about as much sophistication as an AOL user, and in fact are probably actually AOL users.