Earlier in December, the Supreme Court ultimately decided to hand over success to Samsung. This was against the running copyright clash between Apple and Samsung.
It was decided by the Supreme Court that the entire product shall not be affected. Only the part of the design that breached the exclusive rights of the lot shall be taken account in the damage. This decision was regarded undivided.
As the looks of the rival’s products being copied, the offering to be given by the losing company is on the specific design that is imitated. The company that does this criminal act has to pay an amount of percentage on its entire profits account to Law just like how last year Samsung had to pay $399 million dollars to Apple. The amount to be paid is expected to deteriorate according to this conclusion.
In the personal belief for the court, Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote that the only thing to be taken in account “is whether, in the case of a multicomponent product, the relevant ‘article of manufacture’ must always be the end product sold to the consumer or whether it can also be a component of that product.”
This basic law stated earlier is explained by the court in the following way “need not be the end product sold to the consumer but may be only a component of that product.”
One crucial status was not made clear and that was how the damages of the product were being considered.
Once an important decision is made, the next step will be taking the lower court for further reconsideration and reexamination.
Apple stated very clearly in this declaration “The question before the Supreme Court was how to calculate the amount Samsung should pay for their copying,” and also that “Our case has always been about Samsung’s blatant copying of our ideas, and that was never in dispute. We will continue to protect the years of hard work that has made iPhone the world’s most innovative and beloved product. We remain optimistic that the lower courts will again send a powerful signal that stealing isn’t right.”
Samsung highly praised this verdict and claimed it as a win for their rivalry.
“The US Supreme Court’s landmark decision today is a victory for Samsung and for all those who promote creativity, innovation and fair competition in the marketplace,” Samsung said in a statement. It further stated “We thank our supporters from the world’s leading technology companies, the 50 intellectual property professors, and the many public policy groups who stood with us as we fought for a legal environment that fairly rewards invention and fosters innovation.”
The tech industry can be impinged on by the ruling. Since the 1800’s this was the first time that the Supreme Court considered to take a design based case. While many companies like Google and Facebook considered the thought of smothering the damage to an entire device would affect the scheme of innovation, they most certainly supported Samsung.
Another thing to be added to this is the declaration of Ed Black who is the CEO of the Computer and Communications Industry “This was a pivotal court case for the technology industry and it is encouraging to see the law interpreted and applied in a way that makes sense in a modern era and protects both inventors and innovation,”
If Samsung wins, the fortification and space for new creations and the whole concept of innovation shall be dangerously affected as stated by Apple.
In 2012, the Silicon Valley was held account of in the notorious Apple vs. Samsung Trial. The reason bearing the fact that both the secret functions of both the companies. The marketplaces and the courtrooms were so generally affected by this rivalry being one of the cases that had this effect. The most important thing to be noted is that the product on which the rivalry took place has not been in the market for quite some time.
The Supreme Court heard arguments in the case in mid-October. Most legal experts expected a longer wait time however the justices’ opinion came back quicker. Most anticipated the ruling in early 2017.
This article was written by a contributor.