Following my last blog post regarding the "Slide to Unlock" patent and its implications, we can now more intelligently discuss the patent litigation war between major corporations, Apple and Samsung.
With regards to background on the Apple v. Samsung war, Apple filed a patent infringement claim where they expressed that Samsung copied technology designs for the slide-to-unlock feature among four others. Demands by Apple resulted with Samsung ceasing production of their Galaxy Nexus.
Samsung accused Apple of monopolizing the market, and retaliated to the suit by suing Apple in several countries. Following Apple's request for $2 billion in compensation, a California jury only found some Samsung devices guilty resulting in $119.6 million compensation for Apple.
This battle accurately represents the importance behind filing patents to protect intellectual property. You never know how filing a patent now could help you in the future, especially when major companies are involved.
Thanks for reading, and looking forward to hearing all of your comments!
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