Apple vs. Samsung
Both Apple and Samsung have been at the forefront of technology innovation. Technological forces are pushing for newer and better products. and tech companies must constantly pursue product development to compete effectively against one another. As a result. the tech environment has become highly aggressive. with firms going to great lengths to protect their patents. A patent rewards an innovator for a new invention or technology by providing the innovator with the sole right to develop and sell that product for 20 years. Patents offer the owner legal protection. If during that time competitors try to sell the product. they can be sued for damages. In the United States. whoever files a patent first gets legal protection. This can gel complicated. [town er. when it is hard to determine which company obtained a patent first. or when a firm accuses another firm of violating its patent by copying certain product features protected under the patent.
This was the case between Apple and Samsung. leading to a legal battle that would take multiple years to resolve. Apple accused Samsung of violating its iPhone patent by copying certain allow features for its Galaxy S. In its allegations. Apple accused Samsung of copying the 'Phone shape: colour; lap-til-nom. flip-to-rotate. and slide-to. vCr011 features: and more. It also claimed that Samsung violated the patent for its iPad. Samsung claimed the opposite. It claimed that it had patented these components before Apple and that therefore Apple's iPhone violated Samsung's intellectual property rights. Samsung countersued. Soon the lawsuit had taken on global proportions as lawsuits were filed in the United States. South Korea. Germany. Japan. the U.K.. and other countries. Since the legal and regulatory ens environments differ in each country. the courts often came up with different services. For instance. South Korean courts found that Apple had violated two of Samsung's patents. while Samsun. violated one of Apple's. The U.K. ruled in favour of Samsung
In the original verdict. U.S. courts ruled that Samsung had violated Apple. patents and ordered Samsung to pay SI billion in damages. Later appeals reduced this amount. Later. Apple filed a new lawsuit against Samsung's claim. ing it had copied five features protected under Apple's patent. Samsung stied Apple, claiming it had violated two of the patents it owned. This time the jury issued a mixed verdict. "Among the popular features, it found Samsung copied the slide.to.unlock button on some of its phones and autocorrect," said Betty Yu. a reporter from KPIX 5 CBS who covered the outcome. "Samsung accused Apple of infringing two of its patents and in the end was found guilty of just one.
It involves photo and s idea organization in a folder." Ac a result of the verdict, Samsung was ordered to pay S120 million in damages to Apple. whereas Apple was told 10 pay Samsung SI58,0(X). Analysts see the legal battle as being a fight over dominance rather than a concern for user money. Both companies hold a large shoe of the smartphone market. and neither is willing to give up market share. Tow companies notified a district coon that they agreed to settle. For consumers, the verdict had little impact. Sometimes legal battles over intellectual property can result in the losing company being ordered to stop selling the product within the country. However. this did not happen in the Apple vs. Samsung case. "What does all this mean for you and me? Well. experts say that this really doesn't mean anything for us." Betty Yu says. "You can still use your phones involved in this case. and the newest devices aren't an issue." As this case demonstrates. intellectual property is not always an easy path to navigate. especially for global companies that operate in countries with different laws. In China, for instance, intellectual property rights laws are laxer. and copying is more common. Although some might view Apple as being aggressive. maintaining control over intellectual property in the tech industry could mean the difference between company failure and success. Currently. Apple and Samsung are the dominant brands in the U.S. smartphone market. however. China's Huawei is leading the global market.
Samsung is the most inventive technology business in the world, according to a new Capital on Tap assessment. In 2021, the South Korean chaebol applied for a remarkable 13,024 patents, putting it in the first spot by a significant margin, with Huawei coming in second with 9,739 new patent applications.
Huawei shows first in the table posted by Capital on Tap, but there is no conspiracy here. Samsung Electronics and Samsung Display are two different companies that operate and file patents. The total score is calculated by adding the patents filed by both divisions (9,499 by Samsung Electronics and 3,524 by Samsung Display).
LG's inclusion in the top 5 is especially noteworthy, given the company's decision to exit the smartphone industry (but, hey, smartphones aren't the only electronic item out there).
BOE Technologies, a Chinese display producer, is in the third position, gaining one rank, which is not surprising given that the business supplies display panels to major brands like Samsung (there's a rumour that Apple may use BOE's displays for its iPhone lineup at some point).
Qualcomm has climbed six spots to the fourth rank in 2021, with 4,815 patent applications, while Chinese companies Tencent and Baidu are sixth and seventh, respectively. Intel and IBM round up the top ten, with Apple barely missing out by one spot. This year, the Cupertino firm filed 2,925 patents, putting it in 11th place overall.
Despite all of the improvements we saw in the Xperia 1 III and 5 III phones this year, as well as the pro-oriented smartphones, Xiaomi is in 18th place, Google is in 22nd, and Sony is in a distant 24th place.
You can read the entire study and discover additional fascinating trends as well as some really cool top 10 rankings in various categories (virtual & augmented reality, 5G, autonomous driving, artificial intelligence & machine learning, cyber security, and more).
Conclusion
Even in the midst of a pandemic, Apple and Samsung have released some of the best consumer electronics items in 2020. Both brands have a defined target market and a clear understanding of what customers expect from them. Samsung has continued to launch innovative products, such as folding smartphones while remaining true to its beliefs. Apple also released other top-tier items, staying true to its nature of excelling in all areas. These businesses will surely clash in the future, bringing out the best in each other and, in the process, making customers fall in love with technology.
