Apple demanded in 2010, an amount of 30 dollars in royalties per sold Samsung smartphone, as is evident from rechtbankdocumenten. For a sold tablet even had $ 40 to be paid. Samsung did not, however, agree.
Between Apple and Samsung rages on for years, a fierce legal battle, in which both parties each other over and over again to protest. From rechtbankdocumenten, that in an ongoing case in the United States to came out, it appears that Apple during calls in October 2010, a settlement proposal wanted to take with Samsung. The calls were however to nothing, since in the past two years, several lawsuits for copyright and patent infringement have been filed by Apple.
According to the documents had to Samsung per sold phone with a touchscreen $ 30 to pay. For a tablet ran that amount to $ 40 per piece. Incidentally, it was Apple prepared in a number of cases discount. Thus for a device with hardware qwerty keyboard 20 percent discount will be given. Also could there be discount can be obtained on devices with the former Windows Mobile operating system from Microsoft, since the latter all patents in the license of Apple. In the case of a cross-licensing deal, with Apple so Samsungs patents are allowed to use, would be an additional 20 percent discount will be given, making in total 80 per cent discount could be obtained.
As in October 2010 an agreement was concluded Apple had billions in royalties can earn. Sold last year, Samsung about 110 million smartphones, and last quarter the sell about 50 million units is estimated. Although precise figures are lacking, Samsung is currently the undisputed leader in the smartphone market.
Also Microsoft has tried to make royalty payments to manufacturers. Now pay many makers of Android smartphones to a specified amount per unit, including Samsung. It is unclear why the manufacturer did a deal with Microsoft has closed, but not with Apple; it may be the amount per sold smartphone or tablet to high.
Apple and Samsung are currently in a U.s. lawsuit involved that the former has instituted due to alleged copying of the iPhone by Samsung. The South Korean manufacturer argues, however, the ” iPhone design before the actual announcement of the first iPhone to have figured out. Earlier this year, members of the senior management of both companies still have in order to settle the matter, but that went to nothing. There are, moreover, several trials conducted in other countries, including the Netherlands and Germany.
