EU antitrust chief Joaquin Almunia has done what few in the global patent community are willing to do: He has acknowledged the elephant in the room by questioning the motives of two multinationals — Samsung and Apple — as they bloody each other with patent lawsuits. “Standardization and IP rights are two instruments that, in this new IT sector, can be used as a tool to abuse,” Almunia said. For this reason, the European Commission has requested information from Samsung and Apple concerning the enforcement of “standards-essential patents,” according to the Commission.
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Europe Weary of Apple, Samsung Patent War
Posted by: Erika Morphy November 28, 2011 05:00 AMEU antitrust chief Joaquin Almunia has done what few in the global patent community are willing to do: He has acknowledged the elephant in the room by questioning the motives of two multinationals — Samsung and Apple — as they bloody each other with patent lawsuits. “Standardization and IP rights are two instruments that, in this new IT sector, can be used as a tool to abuse,” Almunia said. For this reason, the European Commission has requested information from Samsung and Apple concerning the enforcement of “standards-essential patents,” according to the Commission.