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Apple Vs Samsung Legal Battle

New Samsung Galaxy S7 Advertisment's Takes Jibes At Apple iPhone...

Continuing it's tradition to taunt Apple devices for things they can't do, Samsung has revealed a new set of advertiements to promote their latest flagship mobile device, the Samsung Galaxy S7.

Apple caught copying design without permission

It seems these are bad days for Apple as far as negative press-coverage is concerned. After disastrous Apple Maps, the company has now been caught stealing design from Swiss Railways.

Apple is very strict when it comes to design and related copyright they own and Apple vs Samsung legal battle is an example of that, the blame is now on Apple for stealing a famous copyrighted clock design from Swiss Railways without there permission.

On the matter Swiss Railways spokesperson Reto Korman said "We’re trying to get in touch with Apple to settle this unauthorized use legally and financially."

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It is also to be noted that Swiss watchmaker Mondaine Group is licensing this design from SBB and produces these watches professional for sale, they are also considering suing Apple for this unauthorized use of their intellectual property.

Samsung once again pokes fun at Apple fanatics in Galaxy S III Commercial aimed at iPhone 5 frenzy

Samsung will sue Apple for using there LTE patents in upcoming iPhone 5...

While Apple is all set to reveal iPhone 5 in next few hours during an scheduled press event in San Francisco (12, September 2012), and as rumored and anticipated the new upgraded hardware will feature the successor to 3G - the fourth-generation wireless networking (4G or LTE) for which Samsung holds numerous patents. The stage is set for another legal battle between Apple and Samsung as the latter holds core-patents in LTE technology which Apple has not licensed or paying any royalties for.

The Game Changer !

Thanks to Karn Jani for this insightful guest post on current Apple vs Samsung patent battle where Samsung is fined $1 billion for what they say “monopoly over rectangles with rounded corners.” and a “win for Apple, but a loss for the American consumer.” which will result in “fewer choices, less innovation and potentially higher prices.” (quotes taken from Samsung's official response to the verdict).

“Yato Dharma, Tato Jaya” – the Holy Bhagwat Gita, (If we are righteous, then victory will be ours)

Apple and Samsung

Founders Steve Jobs and Steve Woznaik, also known as “the two Steves”, introduced their first computer, Apple I, in 1976. Since then Apple has grown to become a trendsetter in technology and computer software industry. From the beginning, Apple has followed a policy of keeping its innovations and products away from any interference from ‘outsiders’. Jobs believed in closely guarded technological ideas for the benefit of the company. But when it introduced the ‘game changer’ iPhone there was a constant demand for allowing accessibility and adaptability in it. So finally Apple introduced the App Store wherein third party applications were allowed to be accessed and downloaded on the phone or computers. Steve Jobs had made his intentions very clear with regard to Apple’s patented technology when he asserted a “thermonuclear war” on his competitors, specifically Samsung, in his biography “Steve Jobs” by Walter Isaacson.

Samsung’s story is a fairytale mixed with hard work and a great vision of its founder Mr.Lee Byung Chull. From noodles and woolen mills to LCD televisions and memory chips, Samsung has been there and done it all. And after the telecom industry showed promise it jumped in it too. Rest all is history. Today it is South Korea’s largest company and one of Asia’s biggest consumer electronics company. After it tied up with Google’s Android platform, Samsung never looked back. It became the biggest seller of mobile phones in 2012 and widened its lead over Apple to become the biggest producer of smartphones. But then, what made Samsung copy Apple’s patents? Or did they?

Apple versus Samsung

In another case, Judge Browning tried to maintain a neutral stand when he opined that “the guiding consideration in drawing the line is the preservation of the balance between competition and protection reflected in the patent and copyright laws.” (Herbert Rosenthal Jewelry Corp. v. Kalpakian, 446 F.2d 738 (9th Cir. 1971)) Competition is the driving force behind investing more in innovation. And the need-based traditional approach seems to lack the punch against the aggressive end-user targeted futuristic approach applied by MNCs now.
Lately, we have read a lot about Apple and Samsung in media. But not for their market value or innovations or product launches. Instead both these giants have come face to face in courtrooms and commissions across the globe. Be it in American courts or European or Australian and also the International Trade Commission (ITC). And it can be said that Apple got the first big victory last week when a California Court ruled in its favor a few of its ‘curved corners’ and ‘pinch-to-zoom’ designs and patents.

Apple won a jury verdict but the judgment is yet to come this Friday. However, the amount of damages awarded by the jury was also eye-popping. A whole $1.05 billion was an enormous amount for designs which keeps changing with the trend. Had it been only the patents infringed upon then it would have been a balanced amount as patents leads to long term profits to a company and needs to be safeguarded at any cost. On Friday if Judge Lucy Koh decides to award Apple treble damages (three times increase) for willful infringement by Samsung then don’t be surprised to see this amount go skywards. But what it now means, as rightly put by Bridget Carey, CNET correspondent, a billion dollars less spent of innovation by Samsung.

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