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| Authored by: nsomos on Friday, December 21 2012 @ 01:48 PM EST |
Press release ...
http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-12-1448_en.htm
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The European Commission has informed Samsung of its preliminary view that
Samsung's seeking of injunctions against Apple in various Member States on the
basis of its mobile phone standard-essential patents ("SEPs") amounts
to an abuse of a dominant position prohibited by EU antitrust rules. While
recourse to injunctions is a possible remedy for patent infringements, such
conduct may be abusive where SEPs are concerned and the potential licensee is
willing to negotiate a licence on Fair, Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory
(so-called "FRAND") terms. The sending of a Statement of Objections
does not prejudge the final outcome of the investigation.
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So tell me ... IS Apple willing to negotiate a 'licence'?[ Reply to This | Parent | # ]
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| Authored by: RichardB on Friday, December 21 2012 @ 03:25 PM EST |
Since Apple is litigating against Samsung, why doesn't
that make
Apple afoul of these competition rules?
Several of the players in
the mobile space (Microsoft, Apple, Motorola) are under investigation. I
wouldn't read too much into the fact that Samsung were the first to have formal
charges put to them. It might even be good news for Samsung - reel in the
smaller fish first. Pure speculation on my part, of course.[ Reply to This | Parent | # ]
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