Google si recenta sa achizitie, Motorola, au incercat sa convinga agentia federala FTC de faptul ca iPhone-urile si tabletele iPad le incalca anumite brevete de inventie si ca ele trebuie retrase din vanzare. Problema este ca Google si Motorola au utilizat brevete SEP, standard essential patents, care trebuie licentiate in termeni corecti, rezonabili si non-discriminatorii, iar impunerea unei asemenea interdictii ar duce la o posibila inhibare a inovatiei competitorilor.
The Federal Trade Commission is backing Apple in the company’s battle with Google over standard-essential patents (SEP), arguing that any attempt to ban a product for allegedly infringing an SEP “risks harming competition, innovation, and consumers.” In an amicus brief filed late Wednesday with the U.S. Federal Circuit Court of Appeals, the trade agency argued that a district court was right to dismiss a request by Google’s Motorola Mobility division for an injunction against sales of the iPhone and iPad in the United States.
Practic Google si Motorola au incercat sa obtina o interdictie cu niste brevete de nu pot fi utilizate pentru asa ceva, iar FTC-ul i-a adus aminte ca “incearca marea cu degetul”. Infrangerea celor de la Google/Motorola era asteptata de catre oamenii care au cunostinte avansate in domeniul proprietatii intelectuale, probabil si de avocatii companiilor, iar decizia instantei reafirma faptul ca brevetele SEP/FRAND nu pot fi utilizate in procese.
