On March 22nd, the ITC judge decided that
Microsoft Xbox’s wireless communication technology did not infringe Motorola
patent. This determination is “a recommendation to the full commission that has
until July to affirm or modify the finding,” which means that Motorola still
has the chance to fight back. A lot of cases today involved with popular
consumer electronic devices, such as iPhone, Xbox, and more. I wonder how the
market for these wireless devices is going to change by the decisions from the
judges. It is somehow scary to think how the judges and juries’ decisions can
impact the future economy. No wonder the process per case takes a long time,
sometimes in years to determine. Also, how previously the court has decided to
allow the industry expert to conduct research on the effect of iPhone ban in
the smartphones market. It is important to protect the inventors’ idea, but I
wonder if the impacts from infringements are building up to a catastrophic damage
to the market.
For more information, please visit: http://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/2013/03/22/itc-finds-microsoft-xbox-doesnt-violate-motorola-patent/
We mentioned in class regarding the xbox and playstation battle, and this battle reminds me of them. If Microsoft loses, they might experience what they did to Sony previously, and suffer a similar delay of production and development.
ReplyDeleteI do agree that the judges' decision can affect the future economy a lot. In addition, it may affect the future technology as well. I remember in the lecture professor mention how so many fantastic things were banned because they lost the lawsuit. It is such a pity.
ReplyDeleteWhile we mentioned in class the affect Microsoft had against Sony, some of these cases are taking so long now that its enabled the defendant to delay the process long enough to render the decision useless. I guess the best example would be the Samsung vs Apple case. Samsung bought enough time tying up their litigation with Apple for the Galaxy S3 that it now won't hurt them nearly as much due to the release of their Galaxy S4.
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