Europe will soon announce the antitrust decision by Samsung and Motorola
Head of the European Union's competition authority said yesterday that the investigation against the companies Samsung Electronics and Motorola Mobility will soon be completed. Recall that these companies are accused of abusing their patent portfolio and attempts to illegally suppress competition against competitors submitting claims for infringement of commonly used technology. in the EU say they have developed an approach to the SEP-Patents (Standard Essential Patents) and intend to use it as a on the case Samsung, and business Motorola Mobility. Joaquin Almunia, European Commissioner for Competition, said that both solutions are already in the pipeline, but the exact timing of the verdicts until he can not name because they do not depend only on one EC. Moreover, he noted that the EU already does and will strike on patent misuse companies Motorola Mobility, Google, Samsung, Apple and Microsoft, which have recently flooded the courts of different instances accusations that rivals violate their patents. Almunia said here on the one hand no one denies rights to innovations and their protection, but on the other side of Brussels does not want to admit that patents were transformed into a means of fighting competitors and failure mode competition from some of the fundamental innovation. "We want to create some general rules that prevent companies pursue unfair competition. We have to approach and some other solutions, not only for Samsung and Motorola. But in the case of Samsung, we are trying to reach an agreement, "- said Almunia. Earlier in the EU refused to honor the claim Samsung, in which she tried to block European sales of some products Apple. They are accused of violating the 3G-patent, but in Brussels, said that such attempts of the company are unlawful competitive pressure.
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