Judge
Lucy Koh, who is the presiding judge in a high-stakes court battle between Apple
Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Samsung over patents violations, denied a motion filed
by Apple to punish Samsung for making public, excluded evidence to the media.
Apple
had sought sanctions to be imposed on Samsung and to dismiss its defense to its
patent claims, AppleInsider said.
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Terming
Apple's request as `frivolous' Koh struck down the motion. According to AppleInsider,
in her ruling she said -
“Having
considered the papers submitted, and GOOD CAUSE HAVING BEEN SHOWN, the Court
hereby GRANTS Samsung’s Motion to Strike. Alternatively, the Court DENIES
Apple’s request to enter a judgment finding Apple’s asserted design patents
valid and infringed.”
Samsung
on its part issued a statement that read:
Apple
and Samsung are engaged in legal disputes across a dozen courts spanning
continents and countries as they battle it out in the high-growth smartphone
segment, as more people take to mobile devices to work and entertain
themselves.
Neither
of them is willing to back down from their stands.
Patents
are at the core of the tech industry's growth and evolution and their rights
are guarded jealously and the slightest whiff of infringements or suspicions of
copying can invite court action.
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Almost
all the global tech majors are involved in legal disputes or the other over
patent violations. Filing suits are also used by global corporations to stamp
out competition and preventing their rivals from getting access to certain
markets.
Its
only going to get more interesting.
AT some point in time, the nation will realize just how unscrupulous Samsung is, but if our own courts lack the will and strength to place them on notice, then US manufacturing and innovation are in jeopardy and so the health of the nation's economic engine and society.
ReplyDeleteApple is just going nuts in the courts to retain market share - at some point a company that reaps 65 % of it's income from one smartphone that is yielding a 48% margin will have to face the reality that they do not own the world. When their prices are rationalized and their scorched earth litigation tactics are out of steam, watch for Apple to be a $200 stock again - may not take that long either
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