To date, we have witnessed Apple sneaking into courts under various names. Especially when it comes to patents, Apple takes a breather from lawyers. High CouncilThe technology giant, which is a regular “guest” at .

The main source of the lawsuits is Apple’s insistence on patent infringement. The company, which often hit the wall, has tried its luck many times over the years.

Samsung got away with it thanks to the Supreme Court.

Apple, allegedly copying iPhone designs Samsung’s $399 million fine asked him to pay. The court sided with Samsung and ruled that a patent intruder is not always required to distribute all profits from the sale of products using stolen designs, covering only certain components and not full designs.

Let’s remind you that at that time, Samsung was forced to squander $548 million on Apple over allegations that it once again infringed iPhone patents and copied its signature look. in Washington in May 2015. US Federal Court of Appealsupheld the patent infringement decision, but said the iPhone’s appearance cannot be protected by trademarks. For example, Samsung pocketed $382 million of the loss.

No, using a unique charging port…

This time, Apple takes its place in the losers club. European Commissionprotected against. According to the committee’s decision, all technology companies a single charging port had to use it. With the adoption of the new rules, Apple will now have to use the C-Type port instead of the Lightning port.

Actually, we have to say that the law is quite forward-looking. in Europe “ordinary charger” The acceptance of the event was something that had been expected for over 10 years. Like all other manufacturers, Apple has to join this caravan.

Apple could not keep up with the pace and also continued to chase Qualcomm.

Qualcomm Despite their fundamental differences with the company, Apple couldn’t help but try to revoke three Qualcomm smartphone patents. The Supreme Court, of course, did not think so. The companies reached an agreement in 2019. The deal was worth billions of dollars and included clauses allowing Apple to continue using Qualcomm chips in iPhones.

Following the deal, thousands of Qualcomm patents were licensed to Apple, and patent board allowed the lawsuits to continue. The board approved the patents in 2020 and Apple believes it has the right to appeal because even if the license expires, it could sue again in 2025. Federal Circuit CourtWhat he ran. The Federal Circuit Court dismissed the appeal for insufficient legal rights.

He even went to court with the company VirnetX with 14 employees.

iMessage, FaceTime And if you think that other well-known software is from Apple, you are very wrong. The company that owns the patents was unknown at the time, and in the office it rented for $5,000, it made money by licensing its patents to other companies and suing those who violated this license, along with its 14 employees. Well, he got some inspiration from Apple.

court in 2012 VirnetXIt ruled that 4 of Apple’s 80 patents had been infringed by Apple and sought damages of $368 million. However, Apple played its last card and appealed. VirnetX has not received any compensation for failing to provide sufficient evidence. We can’t say he lost outright, but Apple had to pay more money than the new jury’s decision stipulated. Although the company did not pay this money, VirnetX’s shares doubled at that time.

He was ordered to pay 19 million when he thought he was making a profit by selling the phones without a charger.

Court doors again in the face of Apple in Brazil Closed. The court of the state of São Paulo has fined the tech giant 100 million Brazilian reals ($19 million) for its decision to sell iPhones without a charger in Brazil.

Chairman, no charger in phone booths He described the incident as “abusive”. Apple cannot reach an agreement with the Brazilian authorities on this. In 2021, the São Paulo Consumer Protection Agency, from the iPhone 12 box imposed an additional $2 million fine on Apple for removing the power adapter.

And most importantly… Millions flew into the ‘Batterygate’ scandal.

Appears on several iPhone models intentional performance delayhas been denied by Apple as “a step taken to protect battery health”. Apple CEO Tim Cook, later said in a statement that the performance reduction was done in a transparent manner. He even had a comment that “some customers don’t even have a soul”.

At the end of the lawsuit in March 2021, Apple offered to pay at least $310 million to settle the case. This amount is, of course, towards the end. was more than $2.2 billion and duped users have been waiting for payment for more than 2 years.

Big company, huge responsibilities… Sometimes you have to know where to stand… Let’s hope Apple avoids all these lawsuits. Let him teach himself a lesson.