Description: Apple Inc. (AAPL) scored a clear victory in its patent dispute with Samsung Electronics Co. (005930) yesterday, increasing pressure on smartphone makers around the world to create handsets that stand apart from the iPhone and deliver more choices for consumers in a $219.1 billion market.

Source: Bloomberg.com

Date: Aug 25, 2012

Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-25/apple-patent-victory-seen-spurring-wider-range-of-smartphones.html

Questions for Discussions:

• What does this legal decision mean for these companies and the industry in general?
• Do you believe that innovation will be “choked” because of this decision?