Hello again. Today, I'll be talking about an article from Foss Patents patents blog about Apple vs. Motorola in South Florida. Lately, things have been looking good for Apple, and this week they just got an injunction against them lifted in Germany, but the article was mostly centered on the recent 4 month delay in the claim construction process in a case between Apple and Motorola or Google.
According to Foss Patents, Apple benefits from the delay whereas Motorola really wants the litigation to end as quickly as possible. This case started in 2010 and still hasn't finished. It was scheduled to conclude in 2014, but now this delay or further ones could push back the end date even further. Once again, we see how long these cases take, and as we discussed in class, Apple, as a multi-billion dollar revenue-making company, can afford to spend a couple billion on litigation if they get such significant gains from stalling their competitors. However, what I found interesting was that Mueller said Apple really gains from these delays and should do everything possible to continue them, as long as Google appears equally responsible for the delay.
Overall, Google's 12.5 billion dollar purchase of Motorola, which happened largely because of Motorola's impressive IP portfolio, has yet to yield significant gains in patent litigation against competitors, especially Apple.
Having the injunction lifted seems like big news. With such a big company being impacted by something as significant as an injunction, it stands to reason they can only benefit from this.
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ReplyDeleteIt's really amazing how long lawsuits can take. It's interesting how Apple wants the lawsuits to continue, even though they are going to have to spend a lot of money for them. And hopefully Google will start to gain advantage with their Motorola purchase.
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