Apple vs. Samsung: Tech Companies Need The Victory Of Samsung In Supreme Court

The infamous court battle between Apple and Samsung is expected to end by the ruling of Supreme Court and the tech companies are waiting for the verdict to see how the court would decide on the compensation for patent infringements. Analysts say that it would decide the way tech companies working and most of the companies are aspiring the court order in favor of Samsung. They feel that if it goes against Samsung, it will make the tech environment more restricted. 

A look back at the timeline of Apple vs. Samsung battle shows that both the companies have fought in the courts of countries such as Germany, Japan, South Korea, U.K., France, Italy etc., on patent infringements. The verdicts in those courts were not subjective to a greater impact in those markets or required a major change in the fining procedure.

The case in front of U.S. Supreme Court becomes more complex with respect to the current patent laws. The Supreme Court has found Samsung guilty in infringing Apple's round corners, app grid icons and its bezel last year, reports BBC.

The U.S. patent law states that such infringements should be fined with either $250 or the full profit of the device, whichever is higher. By considering the full profit of the infringed devices at $548 million, the court has asked Samsung to pay it, in December, which they did. Now Samsung feels that it should be given back at least $399 million, cited The Wall Street Journal. In the court fight between Apple and Samsung, the later feels that only for minor infringements, full profit compensation is not justifiable.

The other tech companies also feel the same way how Samsung does. They say that the existing law should modified to contain the needs of modern world. Also the companies feel that these rigorous punishments would stifle tech innovation. The new and small companies would be discouraged to make creativity within the tech platforms and environment. Apple vs. Samsung verdict would be a landmark in the U.S. court rulings.