Google kommenterer Apple mod Samsung afgørelsen

I retssagen mellem Apple og Samsung afgjorde juryen, at Samsung bevidst krænkede flere af Apples rettigheder, og skal betale Apple over $1 milliard i erstatning.

Se også: USA: Apple vinder over Samsung

Google har siden afgørelsen kommenteret, at Apples patenter ikke berører kernen i Android, og at patenterne er under reeksamination hos det amerikanske patentkontor.

Google skrev:

The court of appeals will review both infringement and the validity of the patent claims. Most of these don’t relate to the core Android operating system, and several are being re-examined by the US Patent Office. The mobile industry is moving fast and all players – including newcomers – are building upon ideas that have been around for decades. We work with our partners to give consumers innovative and affordable products, and we don’t want anything to limit that.

Dog kan det blive dyrt og kompliceret for Google, hvis Apple vælger at gå direkte efter Google. Hvis Apple vælger at gå efter andre producenter af Androidtelefoner, kan det få producenter til at overveje alternativer som for eksempel Windows Phone. Dermed kan Google i sidste ende tabe stort på det.

Samtidigt har Samsung udsendt et internt notat til sine medarbejdere om, at afgørelsen ikke følger afgørelser i andre lande, og at de mener at forbrugerne vil holde med Samsung.

Samsung skrev:

The NDCA [US District Court for the Northern District of California] verdict starkly contrasts decisions made by courts in a number of other countries. These courts also recognized our arguments concerning our standards patents…. We trust that the consumers and the market will side with those who prioritize innovation over litigation, and we will prove this beyond doubt.