Hello again, a few weeks ago, I posted about Samsung versus Apple disputing over a patent dealing with an "apparatus and method for encoding/decoding transport format combination indicator in CDMA mobile communication system,” and at that point in time, it didn't look like the court was too close to making a formal decision, and one of the biggest issues that remained was determining the scope of an import ban, if granted for Samsung (against Apple), how many products it would injunct against, and what that would mean for Apple's infringing products.
This week, I read an update about this case between Apple and Samsung on Foss Patents, and Samsung, in addition to asserting its IP over the iPhone 4, 3Gs, and older iPads, is actually trying to extend the damages to service providers like AT&T or Verizon who service consumers with these infringing products.
Foss Patents blog ultimately predicted that a small import ban on specific older models of Apple products will be granted, but by the time it is, it will have very little effect on Apple namely because the only infringing products are the older ones that are for the most part out of stock.
Agreed, I read this article as well. Placing import bans on old Apple products will not have a large effect on the company whatsoever.
ReplyDeleteI read and wrote about this article as well. To be honest I have to agree with the prediction that Foss patents is making about an import ban not having a real effect on Apple's revenues. It is interesting to think about how third party vendors will be affected by this, considering that many of their revenues may be dependent on older generation Apple products.
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