Wednesday, May 05, 2010

Knowledge@Wharton on smartphone patent battles

may 5th, 2010

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Smartphone Patent Battles: Dumb Move or Smart Strategy?

http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/index.cfm?fa=viewfeature&id=2478

In March, Apple sued rival smartphone maker HTC over patent infringements. Earlier this year, Motorola sued Research in Motion, maker of the BlackBerry, for similar reasons. And last year, Nokia sued Apple -- only to be counter-sued. According to experts at Wharton, the flurry of patent battles playing out in the smartphone arena is the mark of a young industry with billions of dollars at stake. And while companies like Apple have much to gain from aggressive patent protection, there are some potential downsides to that strategy as well.  

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