Description
Smartphone is a radical technology change with a lot of money at stake and growing.
Patent war is a major tool to slow down the competition and get better market share.
Dr. Tal Lavianhttp://cs.berkeley.edu/~tlavian
[email protected]
UC Berkeley Engineering CET
Wireless Mobile Devices:
The Smartphone Patent War
Learn to view things within an IP framework:
?
Recognize inventions
?
e able to !etect an! avoi! infringement
?
Disting"ish confi!ential information from general
knowle!ge
?
Preserve confi!entialit#
$
Last Week: Recognizing Intellect"al Propert#
Last Week: %haracteristics of Wireless Mobile Devices
&
?
Wireless
?
Limite! ban!wi!th' high latenc#
?
(ariable link )"alit# *noise' !isconnections' other "sers+
?
,eterogeneo"s air interfaces
?
Mobilit#:
?
-ser an! terminal location !#namicall# changes
?
Spee! of terminal mobilit# impacts wireless ban!wi!th
?
Portabilit#
?
Limite! batter# capacit#' comp"ting an! storage
?
Small !imensions
More Signal
Processing
More Protocol
Processing
,igher .nerg#
.fficienc#
Last Week: .vol"tion of %ell"lar S#stem
/
?
0irst generation: 1nalog 2 (oice
?
1nalog mo!"lation' cell"lar phone
*1MPS+ with man"al roaming
?
Secon! 3eneration: Digital (oice
4 Data
?
Digital mo!"lation %ell"lar an!
P%S phones with seamless
roaming' integrate! paging
?
Thir! 3eneration *&3+: Digital
M"ltime!ia
?
-nifie! !igital access' voice' !ata'
vi!eo m"sic' gaming' m5commerce'
sensor etc6
BSC
BSC
MSC
MSC
VLR
HLR
PSTN
OMC
AuC
EIR
This Week: Smartphone Patent War
?
We will take an in5!epth look at the man# !ifferent
battles comprising the patent war' incl"!ing
?
Who7s s"ing who
?
8ver what technolog#
?
1n! for what possible reasons
?
We will also !isc"ss alternatives to litigation' s"ch as
licensing IP
Smartphones 2 what are the#9
:
•
Small size' light weight' easil#
fitting in palm an! pocket
•
Displa# screen with to"ch
inp"t an! small virt"al ke#
boar!
•
1lso known as portable
han!hel! !evice or han!hel!
!evice *e6g6 Smartphone' PD1s
etc6+
Device 1rchitect"re
;
?
Smartphone is a ra!ical technolog# change with a lot of
mone# at stake an! growing6
So"rce: http
ansive litigation' with a lot of risk
•
Time is critical 5 slowing !own the competitors
Smartphone Patents 1re (al"able
Smartphone Patent War 8verview
?
Similar to the 3SM patent war of the
BCCDs' there is c"rrentl# a patent war
stirring "p the mobile
telecomm"nications market
?
Ma=or actors incl"!e 1pple' Microsoft'
3oogle' ,T%' L3' Sams"ng' Motorola'
Aokia' *8racle'+ an! others
?
3reat e>ample of companies leveraging
their IP to obtain a competitive e!ge
Wireless Devices Relevant Technologies
BB
Smartphone !esigns
?
e6g6' Tab
Wireless Devices Relevant Technologies *cont6+
?
8perating s#stems
?
e6g6' Microsoft ? arnes an! Aoble over 1n!roi! in Aook ebook
rea!er
?
Patents involve!:
E FG' ;;?' &;$ 2 HRemote retrieval an! !ispla# management of
electronic !oc"ment with incorporate! images6I
E F:' &&C' ;?D 2 HLoa!ing stat"s in a h#perme!ia browser having a
limite! available !ispla# area6I
E FG' ??C' G$$ 2 HS#stem provi!e! chil! win!ow controls6I
?
Microsoft also involve! in man# licensing !eals with 8.Ms
?
Means of avoi!ing litigation for both
parties *otherwise Microsoft wo"l!
assert software patent rights in co"rt+
Smartphone Patent War 2
When Di! It egin9
?
Patent litigation concerning smartphone technolog#
began in late $DDC
?
Aokia s"e! 1pple over BD patents
?
1pple co"nters"e! Aokia for infringement of B& patents
?
Aotice the He#e for an e#eI mentalit# in patent litigation
?
Aokia51pple litigation )"ickl# e>pan!e! from
!istrict co"rts to the International Tra!e
%ommission
?
1lso opene! the !oor for other companies to s"e competitors
for smartphone patent infringement
?
H8pening salvoI
Smartphone Patent War 2 Who7s Involve!
•1pple vs6 ,T%: $D software patents
•.L1A vs6 1pple: to"chscreen patents
•8racle vs6 3oogle: Java patents
•K"alcomm vs6 Aokia: &3 tech6
•1pple vs6 Aokia: !ata an! speech co!ing
•Aokia vs6 1pple: $3' &3 an! Wi50i tech6
•This list is not exhaustive
Smartphone Patent War 2 Who7s Involve! *cont6+
?
Smartphone patent war also incl"!es actors not
!irectl# involve! with the smartphone in!"str#
?
Lo!ak
?
0irst attempte! to assert patent rights in
co"rt in or!er to raise capital from licensing
to smartphone man"fact"rers
?
.vent"all# so"ght to sell patents to avoi! bankr"ptc#
?
Some think litigation was act"all# a means of marketing their
patent portfolio
?
Aon5Practicing .ntities *AP.+
?
i6e6' companies that assert patent rights b"t !o not make the
inventions the# own the patents for themselves
Smartphone Patent War 2
Different 1ctors' Different Motivations
?
Motivations for resorting to patent litigation are
often m"lti5pronge!:
?
!rinciple 2 patents rights have been infringe!' not going to
tolerate it
?
e6g6' 1pple s"ing Sams"ng over iPa! !esign infringement
?
Da"ages 2 plaintiffs in patent cases can reco"p profits lost
!"e to infringement' sometimes treble *&>+ !amages if ="!ge
fin!s willf"l infringement
Smartphone Patent War 2
Different 1ctors' Different Motivations *cont6+
?
#n$uncti%n 2 if pro!"ct fo"n! to infringe' co"rt can or!er
in="nction against man"fact"rer
?
.ssentiall#' a man!ate to stop pro!"cing
the infringing pro!"ct
?
e6g6' 1pple s"e! Sams"ng over 3ala># Tab
in 3erman#' won an in="nction that
forba!e Sams"ng marketing it
?
Licensing 2 sometimes if a competitor wants to "se #o"r IP' #o"
let them pa# #o" to !o it
?
This has largel# been Microsoft7s strateg# thro"gho"t the patent war
?
1rg"abl# m"t"all# beneficial: one si!e gets access to competitor7s IP'
while competitor nee! not man"fact"re to profit from IP6
Smartphone Patent War 2 J"ris!ictions
?
The smartphone patent war is a global span of
litigation taking place in vario"s co"rts' incl"!ing:
?
-6S6 !istrict co"rts
?
Most patent cases in the -nite! States are hear! in
?
.astern !istrict of Te>as
?
Delaware
?
Aorthern !istrict of %alifornia
?
."ropean an! 1sian co"rts
?
Most often with the aim to win an in="nction in a
foreign market
Smartphone Patent War 2 J"ris!ictions *cont6+
?
International Tra!e %ommission *IT%+
?
K"asi5legal ven"e where man# patent cases are hear!
?
Two reasons plaintiffs often file complaints to the IT%:
?
While not having the abilit# to awar! !amages' it can
grant in="nctions
?
Spee! 2 procee!ings are "s"all#
m"ch faster than in !istrict or
appellate co"rts
http:
Smartphone is a radical technology change with a lot of money at stake and growing.
Patent war is a major tool to slow down the competition and get better market share.
Dr. Tal Lavianhttp://cs.berkeley.edu/~tlavian
[email protected]
UC Berkeley Engineering CET
Wireless Mobile Devices:
The Smartphone Patent War
Learn to view things within an IP framework:
?
Recognize inventions
?
e able to !etect an! avoi! infringement
?
Disting"ish confi!ential information from general
knowle!ge
?
Preserve confi!entialit#
$
Last Week: Recognizing Intellect"al Propert#
Last Week: %haracteristics of Wireless Mobile Devices
&
?
Wireless
?
Limite! ban!wi!th' high latenc#
?
(ariable link )"alit# *noise' !isconnections' other "sers+
?
,eterogeneo"s air interfaces
?
Mobilit#:
?
-ser an! terminal location !#namicall# changes
?
Spee! of terminal mobilit# impacts wireless ban!wi!th
?
Portabilit#
?
Limite! batter# capacit#' comp"ting an! storage
?
Small !imensions
More Signal
Processing
More Protocol
Processing
,igher .nerg#
.fficienc#
Last Week: .vol"tion of %ell"lar S#stem
/
?
0irst generation: 1nalog 2 (oice
?
1nalog mo!"lation' cell"lar phone
*1MPS+ with man"al roaming
?
Secon! 3eneration: Digital (oice
4 Data
?
Digital mo!"lation %ell"lar an!
P%S phones with seamless
roaming' integrate! paging
?
Thir! 3eneration *&3+: Digital
M"ltime!ia
?
-nifie! !igital access' voice' !ata'
vi!eo m"sic' gaming' m5commerce'
sensor etc6
BSC
BSC
MSC
MSC
VLR
HLR
PSTN
OMC
AuC
EIR
This Week: Smartphone Patent War
?
We will take an in5!epth look at the man# !ifferent
battles comprising the patent war' incl"!ing
?
Who7s s"ing who
?
8ver what technolog#
?
1n! for what possible reasons
?
We will also !isc"ss alternatives to litigation' s"ch as
licensing IP
Smartphones 2 what are the#9
:
•
Small size' light weight' easil#
fitting in palm an! pocket
•
Displa# screen with to"ch
inp"t an! small virt"al ke#
boar!
•
1lso known as portable
han!hel! !evice or han!hel!
!evice *e6g6 Smartphone' PD1s
etc6+
Device 1rchitect"re
;
?
Smartphone is a ra!ical technolog# change with a lot of
mone# at stake an! growing6
So"rce: http
ansive litigation' with a lot of risk•
Time is critical 5 slowing !own the competitors
Smartphone Patents 1re (al"able
Smartphone Patent War 8verview
?
Similar to the 3SM patent war of the
BCCDs' there is c"rrentl# a patent war
stirring "p the mobile
telecomm"nications market
?
Ma=or actors incl"!e 1pple' Microsoft'
3oogle' ,T%' L3' Sams"ng' Motorola'
Aokia' *8racle'+ an! others
?
3reat e>ample of companies leveraging
their IP to obtain a competitive e!ge
Wireless Devices Relevant Technologies
BB
Smartphone !esigns
?
e6g6' Tab
Wireless Devices Relevant Technologies *cont6+
?
8perating s#stems
?
e6g6' Microsoft ? arnes an! Aoble over 1n!roi! in Aook ebook
rea!er
?
Patents involve!:
E FG' ;;?' &;$ 2 HRemote retrieval an! !ispla# management of
electronic !oc"ment with incorporate! images6I
E F:' &&C' ;?D 2 HLoa!ing stat"s in a h#perme!ia browser having a
limite! available !ispla# area6I
E FG' ??C' G$$ 2 HS#stem provi!e! chil! win!ow controls6I
?
Microsoft also involve! in man# licensing !eals with 8.Ms
?
Means of avoi!ing litigation for both
parties *otherwise Microsoft wo"l!
assert software patent rights in co"rt+
Smartphone Patent War 2
When Di! It egin9
?
Patent litigation concerning smartphone technolog#
began in late $DDC
?
Aokia s"e! 1pple over BD patents
?
1pple co"nters"e! Aokia for infringement of B& patents
?
Aotice the He#e for an e#eI mentalit# in patent litigation
?
Aokia51pple litigation )"ickl# e>pan!e! from
!istrict co"rts to the International Tra!e
%ommission
?
1lso opene! the !oor for other companies to s"e competitors
for smartphone patent infringement
?
H8pening salvoI
Smartphone Patent War 2 Who7s Involve!
•1pple vs6 ,T%: $D software patents
•.L1A vs6 1pple: to"chscreen patents
•8racle vs6 3oogle: Java patents
•K"alcomm vs6 Aokia: &3 tech6
•1pple vs6 Aokia: !ata an! speech co!ing
•Aokia vs6 1pple: $3' &3 an! Wi50i tech6
•This list is not exhaustive
Smartphone Patent War 2 Who7s Involve! *cont6+
?
Smartphone patent war also incl"!es actors not
!irectl# involve! with the smartphone in!"str#
?
Lo!ak
?
0irst attempte! to assert patent rights in
co"rt in or!er to raise capital from licensing
to smartphone man"fact"rers
?
.vent"all# so"ght to sell patents to avoi! bankr"ptc#
?
Some think litigation was act"all# a means of marketing their
patent portfolio
?
Aon5Practicing .ntities *AP.+
?
i6e6' companies that assert patent rights b"t !o not make the
inventions the# own the patents for themselves
Smartphone Patent War 2
Different 1ctors' Different Motivations
?
Motivations for resorting to patent litigation are
often m"lti5pronge!:
?
!rinciple 2 patents rights have been infringe!' not going to
tolerate it
?
e6g6' 1pple s"ing Sams"ng over iPa! !esign infringement
?
Da"ages 2 plaintiffs in patent cases can reco"p profits lost
!"e to infringement' sometimes treble *&>+ !amages if ="!ge
fin!s willf"l infringement
Smartphone Patent War 2
Different 1ctors' Different Motivations *cont6+
?
#n$uncti%n 2 if pro!"ct fo"n! to infringe' co"rt can or!er
in="nction against man"fact"rer
?
.ssentiall#' a man!ate to stop pro!"cing
the infringing pro!"ct
?
e6g6' 1pple s"e! Sams"ng over 3ala># Tab
in 3erman#' won an in="nction that
forba!e Sams"ng marketing it
?
Licensing 2 sometimes if a competitor wants to "se #o"r IP' #o"
let them pa# #o" to !o it
?
This has largel# been Microsoft7s strateg# thro"gho"t the patent war
?
1rg"abl# m"t"all# beneficial: one si!e gets access to competitor7s IP'
while competitor nee! not man"fact"re to profit from IP6
Smartphone Patent War 2 J"ris!ictions
?
The smartphone patent war is a global span of
litigation taking place in vario"s co"rts' incl"!ing:
?
-6S6 !istrict co"rts
?
Most patent cases in the -nite! States are hear! in
?
.astern !istrict of Te>as
?
Delaware
?
Aorthern !istrict of %alifornia
?
."ropean an! 1sian co"rts
?
Most often with the aim to win an in="nction in a
foreign market
Smartphone Patent War 2 J"ris!ictions *cont6+
?
International Tra!e %ommission *IT%+
?
K"asi5legal ven"e where man# patent cases are hear!
?
Two reasons plaintiffs often file complaints to the IT%:
?
While not having the abilit# to awar! !amages' it can
grant in="nctions
?
Spee! 2 procee!ings are "s"all#
m"ch faster than in !istrict or
appellate co"rts
http: