U-Apple ucela i-European Union ukuthi ilwe nama-patent troll

U-Apple ucele i-European Union ukuthi ithathele izinyathelo ezinqala ngokumelene nama-patent troll. Lokhu ikwenze kanye nezinye izinkampani zobuchwepheshe kanye nabakhiqizi bezimoto. Ngokwalezi zinkampani, inani lezinkampani ezizama ukusebenzisa kabi lonke uhlelo lwelungelo lobunikazi ukuze zizicebise futhi ngaleyo ndlela luvimbele abakhiqizi ekusunguleni luyakhula.

Umfelandawonye wesamba sezinkampani ezingamashumi amathathu nanhlanu kanye namaqembu amane ezimboni, okuhlanganisa, ngaphezu kwe-Apple, futhi iMicrosoft kanye ne-BMW, ​​ebhekiswe encwadini eya ku-Thierry Breton, ukhomishana we-EU, ngesicelo sokudala imithetho emisha ezokwenza kunzima kakhulu kuma-patent troll ukusebenzisa kabi uhlelo olukhona. Iqembu lifuna ngokukhethekile, isibonelo, ukuncishiswa kokuqina kwezinye izinqumo zenkantolo - emazweni amaningi, ama-patent troll aholele ekuvinjweni okugcwele kwemikhiqizo ethile, nakuba ilungelo elilodwa lobunikazi liphuliwe.

Amabhizinisi avame ukubhalisa amalungelo obunikazi ukuze avimbele amanye amabhizinisi ekwenzeni inzuzo emibonweni emisha nasemiqondweni abadalile. Ama-patent troll awavamile ukuba abakhiqizi bemikhiqizo - imodeli yabo yemali engenayo isekelwe ekutholeni amalungelo obunikazi bese bemangalela ezinye izinkampani ezingase ziwaphule umthetho. Ngale ndlela, lawa ma-troll afika emalini cishe ethile. Usongo lokuvimbela imikhiqizo yabo e-European Union ngenxa yokwephulwa kwelungelo lobunikazi elilodwa luhlale lulenga ezinkampanini, futhi kuvame ukuba lula kuzo ukuthi zibambe iqhaza noma zifinyelele esivumelwaneni neqembu eliphikisayo elivuna yona.

Isibonelo, i-Apple ibe nengxabano yesikhathi eside ne-Straight Path IP Group mayelana namalungelo obunikazi amane ahlobene nenkomfa ngevidiyo kanye nokuxhumana kwephoyinti nephoyinti phakathi kwamadivayisi. I-Apple, kanye ne-Intel, baphinde bafaka icala ngokumelene ne-Fortress Investment Group, bethi ukumangalelwa kwayo okuphindaphindiwe kwelungelo lobunikazi kwephula imithetho yase-US yokungathembeki.

E-Europe, i-Apple kwadingeka ibhekane nokuvinjelwa ukuthengiswa kwamanye ama-iPhones ayo eJalimane ekupheleni kuka-2018, ngenxa yokwephulwa kwelungelo lobunikazi le-Qualcomm. Ngaleso sikhathi, inkantolo yaseJalimane yanquma ukuthi lokhu kwakuwukwephulwa kwelungelo lobunikazi ngempela, futhi amanye amamodeli amadala we-iPhone ayekwa ezitolo ezikhethiwe zaseJalimane.

Amacala ama-patent troll azama ukuphazamisa ibhizinisi lezinye izinkampani kuthiwa avame kakhulu e-Europe kunakwezinye izindawo, futhi inani lamacala anjalo liyakhula minyaka yonke. Ngokombiko owodwa ovela ku-Darts-IP, isilinganiso senani lamacala avela kuma-patent troll senyuke ngo-2007% ngonyaka phakathi kuka-2017 no-20.

Umthombo: Apple Insider