Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Samsung faces antitrust investigation in Europe over use of mobile patents

Samsung faces antitrust investigation in Europe over use of mobile patents

. The European Commission announced on Tuesday that it has opened a formal investigation into Samsung's competitive practices. The Commission will assess whether the Korean manufacturer “used certain of its standard essential patent rights to distort competition in European mobile device markets, in breach of EU antitrust rules.” Samsung has used a collection of its patents to launch a series of lawsuits against rival companies, such as Apple. The technology giant maintains, however, that these patents are essential to implementing European mobile telephony standards.

Boy Genius Report, Samsung faces antitrust investigation in Europe over use of mobile patents

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