Apple vs. Samsung
A
Dutch court has ordered Apple to pay
damages to its primary competitor, Samsung Electronics, over infringements
of patents, related to the way tablets and PCs connect to the internet, which
were held by Samsung.
The
actual amount of damages has so far, not been calculated but it would depend
upon the number of iPads and iPhones sold in Netherlands.
Samsung
has welcomed the ruling. In an emailed statement, the South Korean manufacturer
said that “"In accordance with the ruling, we will seek adequate
compensation for the damages Apple and its products have caused."
Samsung
had originally claimed that Apple had infringed four of its patents, but the court has decided that only one was breached.
This
is just one of the dozens of cases Apple and Samsung are fighting in the courts
of various countries. Industry analysts are hoping that these two companies
would come to an “amicable solution” rather than waste millions of dollars in
fighting with each other. Mr. Manoj Menon of Frost & Sullivan thinks that
the current court ruling will, hopefully, put pressure on both parties to find
a solution.
Last
month, a court in US ordered the chiefs of both of these firms to meet to
reconcile their differences but so far, the discussions haven’t led to any
settlement.
Apple’s Australia Case
In a
separate case, Apple was recently fined $2.3mn
by an Australian court over the claims it made of iPad’s 4G capabilities. The
court found that Apple had wrongfully claimed that iPad could connect with
networks. "The conduct concerned was deliberate and very serious," said
Justice Mordy Bromberg.
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