On Wednesday of this week, ITC delayed its final ruling on
Samsung’s complaint against Apple case. It said the new final ruling would not
start until May 31. Florian Mueller wrote in his blog, FOSS Patents:”ITC asked
the parties with respect to the FRAND licensing issues relevant to the only
Samsung patent the ITC appears to be inclined to find indringed. In the
proceedings, Samsung noted that Apple’s iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch violates
the FRAND patent. Once they found infringement of Apple, iOS devices could be
banned. It would be a huge impact to the Apple users. I think this is one of
the important reasons why TC postponed the final date to May 31. In Mueller’s
blog, he thought it was a good sign for Apple since at least ITC Committee
considered FRAND licensing issues, and this decision was one take before.
In addition, even though Apple suffered the banning issue,
it probably would not affect the company’s latest iPhone and iPad sales since it
has been translated into the other baseband chip supplier. I am kind of agreeing with Mueller that it
sounds good for Apple, not about the licensing, but the changes Apple made
about the chips. I think Samsung’s lawsuit is disguised motivation for Apple. After
Apple realizing the crisis, it has to make the change and improvement. I think
as time goes, iBuilding may not be a dream. I am looking forward to see it @ 1 Infinite Loop, Cupertino,
CA in the future.
Frand is extremely important for all infrigement cases. I am not really sure what ibuilding is, but it sounds cool
ReplyDeleteI think you make an interesting point about how all of the patent ruling may in fact force Apple to improve upon their existing products. I wonder to what extent patent litigation fosters increased innovation or just forces companies to take a more round-about approach to achieve the same ends.
ReplyDeleteThe potential impact the ITC could have is incredible when you really think about it. A majority of Apple's sales come directly and indirectly from their iOS devices and a ban on their earlier devices could be a significant liability for Apple.
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