갤럭시 넥서스, 애플의 SIRI 특허 침해로 판매금지 가처분! _120629

애플이 대형 승소 한 방!

 

비교적 지루하게 끌어오던 삼성과 애플의 특허전쟁에서 애플이 강력한 승기를 잡은 것 같습니다.

해당 제품은 갤럭시 넥서스,

주심판사는 루시 코, 캘리포니아 북부지방법원.

 

갤럭시 넥서스는 삼성의 주력제품은 아니지만 구글과 공동 개발한 안드로이드 모델로서, 이번 판결이 주는 파장은 작지 않을 듯합니다.

 

이번 특허침해에 관련된 애플의 SIRI 특허는 총 4건. 플로리안 뮐러는 묵시록의 네 기사(Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse)라고 부르고 있습니다.

 

U.S. Patent No. 5,946,647 on a "system and method for performing an action on a structure in computer-generated data" (which I dubbed the "data tapping" patent, a term many reporters have since adopted)

U.S. Patent No. 8,086,604 on a "universal interface for retrieval of information in a computer system"

U.S. Patent No. 8,046,721 on "unlocking a device by performing gestures on an unlock image"

U.S. Patent No. 8,074,172 on a "method, system, and graphical user interface for providing word recommendations"

 

이 가처분이 집행되려면 애플이 약 천만불($96M)을 공탁하면됩니다.

이 정도 금액은 애플에겐 비교적 푼돈(?)일테니.. 즉시 납부하겠지요.

 

삼성은 어떤 대응과 반격을 할 수 있을까요?

 

Quotes from the ruling

The ruling spans over 101 pages. Here are a few select quotes:

On the likely infringement and likely validity of all four asserted patents:

"In sum, Apple has shown that claims 6 and 19 of the '604 [Siri] Patent are likely both valid and infringed. Apple has therefore shown a likelihood of prevailing on the merits of the '604 Patent."

"In sum, Apple has shown a likelihood of establishing both infringement and validity."

"Accordingly, Apple has shown a likelihood of success on the merits of its '647 [data tapping] Patent claim."

"Accordingly, Apple has met its burden of establishing that the '721 [slide-to-unlock] Patent is likely infringed by the Galaxy Nexus, and that the '721 Patent will likely withstand a validity challenge at trial."

"Accordingly, Apple has shown that it is likely to succeed on the merits at trial in its claims that the Samsung Galaxy Nexus infringes claims 18, 19, and 27 of the '172 [autocorrect] Patent."

On irreparable harm:

"The Court finds that the full extent of these losses would likely be unascertainable, difficult to calculate, and irreparable."

On the ability of Siri to drive demand:

"The Court is persuaded by the evidence in the record that the ’604 unified search functionality drives consumer demand in a way that affects substantial market share. Even accepting Samsung's argument that the intelligent voice-recognition aspect of Siri, as advertised, also contributes to consumer interest in the iPhone 4S, Apple has shown that the '604 Patented feature is core to Siri's functionality and is thus a but-for driver of demand for Siri. Accordingly, the Court finds that Apple has adequately established the requisite causal nexus between Samsung's alleged infringement of the '604 Patent and Apple’s risk of suffering irreparable harm."

 

 

 

 

출처 : http://www.fosspatents.com/2012/06/apple-wins-us-preliminary-injunction.html

참고 : http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Apple-wins-2nd-US-sales-ban-on-Samsung-Galaxy-3675118.php?cmpid=twitter

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애플이 드디어 종결 특허를? 삼성과의 특허전쟁에서 화려한 대미를 준비하는가.