The European Commission proposes a preliminary to the grant of license from Samsung. The company would be necessary patents in the field of wireless communication technology misuse to competitors like Apple to thwart.
The commission wants to research any of the relevant facts above the water. It is not known whether the commission a full and in-depth antitrust investigation wants to do. Samsung is working to his own words, ” fully with the investigation, reports Computerworld. According to the European Commission belongs to the preliminary investigation to the standard procedures. The commission will investigate whether or not the way that Samsung is acting in conflict with European competition laws.
Apple and Samsung are already with each other in the clinch. Apple would be paying more money for the use of Samsung’s technology than other carriers. The patents relate to technology that is necessary for products to work with 3g networks. Apple complained in American rechtbankdocumenten about the policy of the electronics manufacturer. Therein calls the company, Samsung’s campaign ‘horrible’.
Last month demanded Samsung, a sales ban in the Netherlands for the iPhone and iPad, but that ban came in the end not. The court in the Hague be the requirement, because Samsung is not really a license to Apple would want to give. In accordance with international agreements, known as Frand, Samsung is a reasonable offer for a license on those patents, because they are essential in smartphones and tablets with 3g.
The lawsuit in The Hague is part of a global legal battle between the two techgiganten. In countries all over the world run lawsuits in this fight. Apple accused Samsung of it the design, the appearance of the software and the looks of the packaging copy. Conversely, says Samsung that Apple without a license, uses of technology that the Korean manufacturer has patented.