Patent infringement

STRENGHTS 1. Very high R&D expenditure resulting in one of the strongest patent portfolios among the competing technology companies. Innovation is the success key in the technology industry and usually, the more a company spends on research and development the more innovations it develops. Samsung Electronics has spent $10.4 billion for R&D in 2013, which was the second largest amount spent for R&D in the world (Strategy+Business, 2015). 2. Industry leadership position in smartphones. SEC is…

In one of my least favorite examples, we later see the Supreme Court uphold freedom of speech over hate speech in the 2011 case of Snyder vs. Phelps. Phelps was the founder of the much-hated Westboro Baptist Church, who are infamous for protesting at soldiers’ funerals and the funerals of homosexuals. They are most known for displaying signs with disgusting sayings or slogans that can be considered hate speech. In 2006, after protesting at the funeral of Corporal Snyder, Phelps and the…

the plaintiff. The origin of the clear and convincing evidence standard can be traced back to patent case circa 1980 involving Microsoft and i4i. In that case, Microsoft argued for the court to invalidate a patent issued to i4I, stating that only a preponderance of evidence was necessary. The Supreme Court held that to revoke a patent there needed to be clear and convincing evidence of patent infringement. Microsoft failed to provide that evidence. Consequently. The court did not find such…

A legacy in today’s world, with an astonishing one thousand and ninety-three patents, Thomas Edison, is known to be one of the greatest inventor of all time, having the record for the most number of patents. Most of his inventions till this day, still greatly effects the lives of humans everywhere. Thomas Edison was born in February of eighteen forty-seven, in Milan, Ohio to mother Nancy Elliott Edison, a teacher and Samuel Edison, a political activist. Who both influenced his life to a great…

Business ethics are standards and obligations (Kubasek et al, 2017), with which businesses should comply but are not legally obliged to. While business ethical norms determine what is considered as good or bad business conduct they are by no means set in stone and are open to interpretation (Kubasek et al, 2017). Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) forms part of the ethical framework that shapes business decisions. Businesses should act fairly towards their employees, the community, and the…

brands. In the UK and EU, IP rights fall into two broad categories: registered rights (e.g. trademarks, registered design rights and patents), and unregistered rights (e.g. copyright, unregistered design rights, brand reputation and confidential information). Generally speaking registered rights offer the best protection when dealing with counterfeits and infringement in general. At the same time as providing protection, these IP rights provide value to the brand. IP rights are assets that can…

was with the Westinghouse two-piece, all-glass stopper lamp that was used to illuminate the Chicago World’s Fair (Columbian Exposition) in the year 1893. Thomas Edison sued George Westinghouse and other manufacturers of incandescent lamps for patent infringement but his sheer genius and resolve urge him to modify design [10]. He then started working on stopper lamp that unlike Edison invention did not use vacuum. As another design modification, his bulbs are operated at low voltage for better…

The great inventor Thomas Alva Edison is credited for the creation of the phonograph, the movie camera, and one of the most useful and life altering inventions that sparked the innovation of the technology used to this day. There is no doubt that Edison was brilliant and excelled at what he did. However, there is one major misconception that is associated with him, and that is he is the sole inventor of the light bulb. From a young age, people are taught that everything from the idea to the…

technology industry is subject to various laws and regulations relating to patent protection and privacy. Apple products have to comply with these laws. This has major implications on the company’s compliance culture. It has to learn about all the applicable laws and regulations and comply with them to avoid suffering the consequences. For example, the iPhone 8 could be the subject of a legal battle with a rival company regarding patent…

earlier written by Griswold, states that Edison only perfected the light bulb, Electric lighting was already viable, but Edison and his lab are the ones that made it cheap to use (Griswold). b. Today there might have been a huge lawsuit for patent infringement but Edison was not charged with anything, in fact he is still remembered today as the inventor the light bulb. B. Thomas Edison publicly electrocuted animals to discredit Tesla. a. In a History article mentioned earlier, Nix states that…