Samsung and Apple have participated in more than their fair share of
court battles with one another, and the cases mostly have revolved
around Apple’s patents.
However, Yale professor of economics and finance, Judith Chevalier,
has deemed the worth of Apple’s patents as negligible, and that the
Cupertino based tech giant is greatly overestimating the value of its
patents.
By using Apple’s own accounting for its iOS releases, Chevalier came
to the conclusion that the patents should only come out to $1.75 per
each Samsung device sold. Apple, however, is asking for $40, but
Chevalier claims that only a fraction of the features Apple claimed
Samsung infringed upon should be included in the settlement.
Chevalier based a lot of her research on 66 reviews from 22 media
outlets that delved into the features of the iPhone. She also used some
of Apple’s own math against them: saying that because Apple boasts
anywhere from 100-200 new features for each iPhone release, and that the
new features account for about $10-$25 in revenue for Apple per
release. This comes out to about 5-25 cents a feature; much less than
what Apple is asking for.
We’ll see if Chevalier’s testimony on behalf of Samsung will do
enough to sway the court, as the jury will decide next week whether or
not Samusng will have to fork over cash to Apple for patent
infringements.
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