Contrast this with Samsung, which has a bazillion phones to fall back on and, in any event, also sells refrigerators, TVs, cameras and all the rest. So getting the innovation development and protection process is existentially important to Apple. Some failing companies desperately need cash.
As they take inventory of their assets, they find that the intellectual property patented during glory days can now be converted into badly needed capital. Kodak and Yahoo, for example, probably sue with this motive.
Others seek revenge. They sue after being sued as a reaction cough Samsung! The second your opponent connects, you instantly punish him with a counter punch. It puts him at a psychological disadvantage. People are using their ideas, and they want to get a monthly check for it. Microsoft is big on this motive. Speculation is another motive. Another form of speculation is when a very tiny company sees a very large company succeeding with an idea that some court might agree is a patent violation.
Essentially, they want a piece of the action. Many of the lawsuits that Apple faces fall into this category. Apple has been resisting the right to repair for quite a while now. Only a small group of authorized Apple repairers have access to spare parts and repair manuals. Apple refuses to sell spare parts to independent repairers. Authorised Apple repairers are not allowed to repair the display unit; they have to replace the whole unit when the glass is broken.
In addition, it has been shown that Apple overpriced its repairs , deliberately slowed down older model iPhones, and used so-called software locks to render independent repairs on MacBooks useless. Apple has also made it difficult to repair your own products. The use of glue is one of the main obstacles for people to repair their own iPads and iPhones.
Apple has fought repair legislation in Europe and in the USA that will make it easier to repair electronics and has, according to the European Environmental Bureau , used the services of European lobby groups to weaken new EU repair legislation. The Huseby case is part of what appears to be a strategy to discourage repair, by going after repairers in the U. In most countries, repairing, refurbishing or even making spare parts is not a violation of trademark. Nor do such activities usually stay under the control of one company.
The trial will mark the latest round in a long-running series of lawsuits between the two tech giants that underscore a much larger concern about what is allowed to be patented. Like the previous trial, held in summer , the new one will be overseen by Judge Lucy Koh in the California district court in San Jose.
Samsung is appealing against that verdict, where a jury found in Apple's favour on every count, though reducing its damages claim. Samsung is claiming infringement of two of its patents by the iPhone and iPad. Jury selection begins on Monday relating to data transmission and the use of video, audio and photos. If Apple is successful, it could bring similar lawsuits against other Android handset makers, because the patents at issue are part of Google's Android software, rather than being particular to Samsung's TouchWiz software.
Apple cannot sue Google directly because it is only when the Android code is implemented in hardware that infringement arises. However the slow pace of lawsuits has raised the question of how effective such lawsuits are. Abby Rogers. Siri screwed up so Apple got sued. Nokia sued Apple and a battle of epic proportions ensued. The Department of Justice sued Apple over alleged price-fixing for e-books. Kodak claimed Apple violated its digital imaging patents. Apple users sued the company for selling their data.
A former employee accused Apple of size and race discrimination. Apple is no stranger to discrimination lawsuits. It was sued back in on the grounds of racial discrimination. The first of three Chinese companies to sue Apple took issue with the word iPad. After that settlement, two other Chinese companies sued Apple. An year-old woman sued Apple after its all-glass store facade confused her. Good thing Apple execs weren't in the news for being arrested.
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