Germany bans Galaxy or pushes Android charges

Lead: US it website Computerworld today wrote that the initial ban on the Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet by German courts in most European countries raised long-term concerns throughout the Android community.　　To circumvent legal risks, Google may be forced to close the Android source code and charge vendors to negotiate with Apple as a manufacturer. The following is the full text of the article: Samsung loses the German court's Tuesday ban on Android-based Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, banning most EU members from selling the product.　　The move was a shock to many in the industry and raised concerns about the long-term future of Android. The German courts believe Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 mimics the design of Apple's ipad.　　While Samsung may appeal against the initial ban, the company and other Android device makers are still facing Apple patents and design lawsuits in the US, Australia and the Netherlands.　　It is unclear whether Apple will eventually be able to sell its rival tablet and smartphone by lawsuit, or it will be able to make the cost of production more expensive by settling with large companies such as Samsung and HTC to authorize designs or patents.　　Some analysts worry that Android's defeat in the intellectual property war will have a chilling effect on thousands of Android developers, many of whom want to run on the most popular platforms and get the most out of profits. Enclosing code but Florian Mueller, the US intellectual property expert, said the defeat in the lawsuit and in a similar case would mean that Google might be able to take a different approach to Florian Miller to better defend itself against legal risks, such as closing the source code for Android,　　and collect royalties. "Samsung will continue to wage war with Apple on a global scale," Miller said. "In such a large market, this is a serious blow to Samsung, and the Android device manufacturers and developers have concerns."　　However, he expects Samsung will soon announce an appeal to the German court ruling, as early as possible in Wednesday. Miller has a blog dedicated to Android patent disputes, and he has long appealed to Google to do more to protect Android device manufacturers and developers. Miller points out that the German lawsuit only involves Apple's acquisition of a design right in Europe, not all Android products.　　But the legal problems that Android faces in other countries involve the entire Android ecosystem. Apple filed a lawsuit against Samsung in Northern California in April this year, accusing its Galaxy series of smartphones and tablets of copying the ipad, ipod Touch and iphone features.　　Samsung filed a counterclaim a few days later accusing Apple of violating its intellectual property rights. Licensing Mode this weekMike Abramsky, Mack Abramski Capital market analyst at Royal Bank of Canada, predicts that Android companies could reach a settlement with Apple over European and US legal disputes, Miller said in a blog. Why did Apple agree to a settlement? That would make it a better place to sign up to Apple's more lucrative licensing agreement with Android equipment makers in bigger markets such as China.　　According to Abramski's theory, because China's IPR protection is less than the U.S., it makes it difficult for Apple to win intellectual property lawsuits in the country. If Apple were to deal with the problem, it would be necessary for Google to come to the front desk and act as a representative of all 39 Android device manufacturers, Miller said. But the premise is that Google is going to sell the closed code to these vendors and negotiate intellectual property disputes with Apple. "As long as Google continues to open most of the Android code, it will not be able to control the Android device manufacturers and help them gain competitiveness."　　He said in his blog.　　While Miller believes that recent intellectual property rulings and lawsuits may prompt Google to make a big adjustment to Android's licensing model, some analysts believe that patent and design disputes often waste resources. For example, after the German court ruled in Tuesday, Ken Dulaney, analyst at the US market research firm, Ken Durani, said via email: "The whole patent dispute is messy, with both manufacturers and lawyers considering self-interest." Durrani added that despite the court's decision, Android devices remain strong compared to rivals. "Will this rule enhance the attractiveness of the webOS tablet?" Enhance the attractiveness of playbook? I don't think so. He also pointed out that although the ipad is currently the most popular tablet computer, but Android will still lead other competitors.　　For example, with the upcoming "Ice Cream Sandwich" version of Android, users will be able to use the same mobile application on tablets and smartphones, which will be of great value. Market impact American market research company J. Jack Gold, an analyst at Gold Associates, said the German court's ruling was not widespread and "the overall impact on Android was less than the impact on Samsung". The key question, he argues, is how the courts define plagiarism and innovation. "There are few ways to make the product function competitive. are all LCD TVs copying each other?　　"he said. Gould also said the German court "seems to think that all products similar to the ipad are shameless infringement."　　But he argues that U.S. courts are demanding more evidence, and that the California courts are expected to make different rulings. But he also said the ruling was "still bad news for Samsung". He added: "These intellectual-property wars seem to be out of control, hurting end users the most, and they have fewer options." andThey will be forced to pay higher fees because of lower competition. "Today's companies don't seem to want to compete in the product arena, they want to play a patent war." It is understandable that companies want their intellectual property to be rewarded, but the details of some patent disputes are absurd. "said Gould. (PEI)