Ondrej Holzman Nthawi yamapeja yapita kale, koma chifukwa cha zida izi, Apple tsopano ikuyenera kulipira korona pafupifupi 24 miliyoni ku Mobile Telecommunications Technologies. Malinga ndi chigamulo chaposachedwa cha khothi, zida zake zidaphwanya ma patent angapo omwe adapangidwa mu 90s.
Pambuyo pa kumvetsera kwa maola asanu ndi limodzi, oweruza adagamula kuti Apple ikugwiritsa ntchito ma patent asanu popanda chilolezo omwe ankagwiritsidwa ntchito mu ma pager m'zaka za m'ma 90, zomwe zinali zida zazing'ono zomwe zimangovomereza mauthenga afupiafupi kapena manambala.
MTel waku Texas chaka chatha adadzudzula Apple pazolakwa zisanu ndi chimodzi zotsutsana ndi ma patent ake omwe amakhudza kusinthanitsa deta. Wopanga iPhone waku California amayenera kugwiritsa ntchito ma Patent a AirPort Wi-Fi pazida zake, ndipo MTel idafuna $237,2 miliyoni (kapena pafupifupi $ 1 pachida chilichonse) pakuwonongeka.
Pamapeto pake, khothi lidagamuladi kuti Apple ikugwiritsa ntchito ma Patent popanda chilolezo, koma idapatsa MTel gawo la ndalama zomwe adapempha - $23,6 miliyoni kukhala ndendende. Komabe, mtsogoleri wa United Wireles, pomwe MTel tsopano akugwa, adayamika chigamulocho, chifukwa adapatsa kampani yaku Texas ngongole yoyenera yomwe imayenera.
"Anthu omwe amagwira ntchito ku SkyTel panthawiyo (maukonde omwe MTel anali kupanga - zolemba za mkonzi) anali patsogolo kwambiri pa nthawi yawo," adatero Andrew Fitton. "Uku ndikuzindikira ntchito zawo zonse."
Aka sikanali koyamba kuti Apple ayimbidwe mlandu wophwanya ma patent a pager. Komabe, mwezi wapitawo ku California, adapambana mlandu womwewo motsutsana ndi kampani ya Honolulu yomwe inkafuna $94 miliyoni. Ngakhale pamlandu wa MTel, Apple sanavomereze zolakwika, akuti sanaphwanye ma patent ndipo adatsutsanso kuti ndizosavomerezeka chifukwa sanabise zatsopano zomwe zidaperekedwa panthawi yomwe adaperekedwa.
