enpan's Patent & Linux practice: Apple在這一階段"設計相關"的訴訟勝了Samsung

2012年8月27日星期一

Apple在這一階段"設計相關"的訴訟勝了Samsung

這個週末科技業的大新聞就是Apple勝訴，美國加州地方法院（San Jose）陪審團認定Samsung侵犯Apple的六件有關使用者介面與操作的專利，甚至根據Samsung內部文件證明是一種蓄意侵害（willful/intentional infringement）！

這跟一般技術上的侵權專利很不相同，一旦電路、通訊技術成為一種標準外，手機廠商將可合理透過買賣或是加入特定標準協會取得授權，反而不容易落入侵權官司，而且侵權涉及的技術層面頗為複雜。但是這件有關設計的侵權官司確實是Samsung難以迴避的痛！除了歷歷在目的各種證據、媒體、被公開的內部文件、Apple為最初原告、Apple的商業成功、戰場在美國本土等因素，Apple取得的「使用者經驗」相關的專利也確實成為各種裝置的學習（抄襲）的一種另類「標準」，也確實容易影響陪審團大人們的「主觀意識」與心證。

媒體都說是Android陣營最大的挫敗，但Apple也非全贏，也沒有拿到預計的20億美元這麼多（決定為$1,051,855,000），但已經大大影響加入此開放源碼計畫的廠商的將來走向。

最後陪審團的決定交給法官時，作出以下判決：http://www.scribd.com/doc/103860673/12-08-24-Apple-Samsung-Amended-Jury-Verdict

其中列舉涉及侵權的各Samsung裝置，比如認定侵害美國專利第 7469381 號的Claim 19有以下"Yes" or "Y"的產品，全部侵權：

US7469381Claim 19：

19. A device, comprising:

a touch screen display;

one or more processors;

memory; and

one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the programs including:

instructions for displaying a first portion of an electronic document;

instructions for detecting a movement of an object on or near the touch screen display;

instructions for translating the electronic document displayed on the touch screen display in a first direction to display a second portion of the electronic document, wherein the second portion is different from the first portion, in response to detecting the movement;

instructions for displaying an area beyond an edge of the electronic document and displaying a third portion of the electronic document, wherein the third portion is smaller than the first portion, in response to the edge of the electronic document being reached while translating the electronic document in the first direction while the object is still detected on or near the touch screen display; and

instructions for translating the electronic document in a second direction until the area beyond the edge of the electronic document is no longer displayed to display a fourth portion of the electronic document, wherein the fourth portion is different from the first portion, in response to detecting that the object is no longer on or near the touch screen display.

認定侵害美國專利第 7844915 號的Claim 8有以下"Yes" or "Y"的產品，並不是所有的產品都侵權：

US7844915案的Claim 8：

8. A machine readable storage medium storing executable program instructions which when executed cause a data processing system to perform a method comprising:

receiving a user input, the user input is one or more input points applied to a touch-sensitive display that is integrated with the data processing system;

creating an event object in response to the user input;

determining whether the event object invokes a scroll or gesture operation by distinguishing between a single input point applied to the touch-sensitive display that is interpreted as the scroll operation and two or more input points applied to the touch-sensitive display that are interpreted as the gesture operation;

issuing at least one scroll or gesture call based on invoking the scroll or gesture operation;

responding to at least one scroll call, if issued, by scrolling a window having a view associated with the event object; and

responding to at least one gesture call, if issued, by scaling the view associated with the event object based on receiving the two or more input points in the form of the user input.

認定侵害美國專利第 7864163 號的Claim 50有以下"Yes" or "Y"的產品（這是一個左右滑動瀏覽的技術）：

US7864163Claim 50：

50. A portable electronic device, comprising:

a touch screen display;

one or more processors;

memory; and

one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including:

instructions for displaying at least a portion of a structured electronic document on the touch screen display, wherein the structured electronic document comprises a plurality of boxes of content;

instructions for detecting a first gesture at a location on the displayed portion of the structured electronic document;

instructions for determining a first box in the plurality of boxes at the location of the first gesture;

instructions for enlarging and translating the structured electronic document so that the first box is substantially centered on the touch screen display;

instruction for, while the first box is enlarged, a second gesture is detected on a second box other than the first box; and

instructions for, in response to detecting the second gesture, the structured electronic document is translated so that the second box is substantially centered on the touch screen display.