“Ukuze igagasi langoku lokunyanzeliswa kwe-antitrust libe yimpumelelo yokwenene ekukhuthazeni ukhuphiswano olutsha, kufuneka luquke ukuqondwa kwemeko engakholelekiyo yokhuphiswano lwenkqubo yelungelo elilodwa lomenzi wechiza yase-US, yona ngokwayo ekufuneka ikhuthaze iCongress ukuba iphathe ixesha elide inyathelo elikhawulezileyo lifana nohlaziyo lweGatya le-101.”
Ekupheleni kukaJuni, inkampani yezobuchwepheshe bezonyango iMasimo Corporation kunye nesixhobo sayo somthengi iCercacor Laboratories yafaka isikhalazo kwiKhomishini yoRhwebo yaMazwe ngaMazwe yase-US (ITC), icela i-arhente ukuba iqhube uphando lwe-337 kwiinguqulelo ezininzi ze-Apple Watch.Izityholo zikaMasimo, ezikwabandakanya ukuxoxwa kwetyala eliyimfihlo lorhwebo kwiNkundla yeSithili yase-US, kulandela ingxelo eyandayo eyaziwayo apho inkampani enkulu yetekhnoloji (i-Apple kule meko) yathethathethana ngelayisenisi kunye nomphuhlisi omncinci wobugcisa.Ukuthengisa nje abasebenzi kunye neengcinga ezivela kwinkampani.Iinkampani ezincinci akufuneki zihlawule umrhumo wokuqala womphuhlisi.
Itekhnoloji ephuhliswe nguMasimo kunye neCercacor kwisimangalo esichasene ne-Apple yi-pulse oximetry yanamhlanje, enokuvavanya inqanaba lokugcwala kweoksijini egazini lomntu, eliluncedo ekuxilongeni iingxaki zempilo ezahlukeneyo kunye nokubeka iliso kwimpilo jikelele.Nangona izixhobo ze-pulse oximeter ezikhanyayo zaziwa kakuhle, itekhnoloji kaMasimo ixhasa imilinganiselo yenqanaba leklinikhi, kwaye izixhobo zemveli zineengxaki zokufundwa okungachanekanga, ngakumbi xa isifundo sisenza umthambo okanye ukuhamba kwegazi okuphantsi kweperipheral.Ngokutsho kwesikhalazo sikaMasimo, ngenxa yezi ntsilelo, ezinye izixhobo zepulse oximetry ezifumanekayo kubathengi “zifana nezinto zokudlala.”
Isikhalazo sikaMasimo seCandelo 337 sathi u-Apple uqhagamshelane noMasimo ngo-2013 ukuze axoxe ngamathuba okudibanisa itekhnoloji kaMasimo kwizixhobo zeApple.Kungekudala emva kwezi ntlanganiso, u-Apple watyhola iGosa eliPhezulu lezoNyango likaMasimo kunye noSekela Mongameli oLawulayo uMichael O'Reilly ukuncedisa inkampani ekuphuhliseni izicelo zezempilo kunye neselfowuni ezisebenzisa imilinganiselo engeyiyo i-invasive parameters ye-physiological.UMasimo uphinde wachaza kwisikhalazo se-ITC ukuba i-Apple iqeshe uMarcelo Lamego, owayengusosayensi wophando eMasimo, owayesebenza njengegosa eliyintloko lobuchwephesha eCercacor, nangona wayengumqambi ogama linguMasimo patent ibango yi-ITC , Kodwa kunjalo. uthe wafunda ngentsebenziswano ye-non-invasive physiological monitoring noMasimo emsebenzini kuba akanawo amava kulo msebenzi.Nangona uLamego wathi akazukwaphula uxanduva lwekontraka kaMasimo ngokusebenza ngokusekwe kulwazi lukaMasimo lobunikazi, uMasimo wabanga ukuba uLamego waqala ukwenza isicelo selungelo elilodwa lomenzi wechiza le-Apple esekwe kubuchwephesha be-pulse oximetry obuyimfihlo kaMasimo.
Emva koko, nge-2 kaJulayi, iintsuku ezimbalwa emva kokuba uMasimo efake isikhalazo sakhe seCandelo le-337, uthotho lobungqina bangena kwityala lokuphulwa kwelungelo lomenzi elifakwe kwiSithili esiseMbindi saseCalifornia ngokuchasene ne-True Wearables, inkampani eyenza izixhobo ze-pulse oximeter.Inkampani yesixhobo sonyango, inkampani yasekwa nguLamego emva kokuphela kwentsebenziswano ne-Apple.Ubungqina obufakwe ekuxhaseni isiphakamiso se-Apple sokurhoxisa i-subpoena yayiquka ukutshintshwa kwe-imeyile evela kwi-akhawunti ye-imeyile yaseLamego yaseStanford ukuya kwi-CEO ye-Apple uTim Cook ngo-Oktobha 2013. ULamego wabhala kuyo, nangona Wala iinzame zangaphambili zabasebenzi be-Apple ukujoyina i-Apple.Ngenxa yemisebenzi yakhe yokuthembeka njenge-CTO yeCeracor, unomdla wokujoyina i-Apple ukunceda inkampani iphuhlise izixhobo zonyango.Ngokukodwa, njengembuyekezo yesikhundla somlawuli ophezulu wezobugcisa we-Apple, uLamego ucebise ukubonisa i-Apple indlela yokusombulula "i-equation yesigulane", awayibiza ngokuba "yinxalenye yenkohliso" yokwakha isixhobo esisebenzayo sokuhlola impilo.“Phantse uluntu luphela”, hayi nje ama-80%.Kwiiyure ze-12, uLamego wafumana impendulo evela kuDavid Affourtit, ngoko ke uMlawuli we-Apple wokuqasha.Emva koko wacela uLamego ukuba aqhagamshelane nesebe lokufuna abasebenzi bakwa-Apple, nto leyo eyakhokelela ekuqeshweni kukaLamego kule nkampani.
Umseki weMasimo kunye ne-CEO uJoe Kiani uxelele i-IPWatchdog ngelixa ehlomla ngolu phuhliso kwityala lenkampani elichasene ne-Apple: "Kuyamangalisa ukuba nayiphi na i-CEO, ngakumbi inkampani ebanga ukuba yinkampani eyenza izinto ezintsha iya kwenza nantoni na ngaphandle kokwazisa isebe lezabasebenzi.Sukuqesha umntu owenza amacebiso anjalo.”
Isigqibo sika-Apple sokuqesha uLamego kunye nokufaka isicelo selungelo elilodwa lomenzi wechiza esekelwe kulwazi lukaLamego lwetekhnoloji yobunini beMasimo iye yaba yingqwalasela yesimangalo sikaMasimo ngokuchasene neApple kunye neTrue Wearables kumbindi weCalifornia.Nangona iJaji yeSithili sase-US uJames V. Selna wakhaba isindululo sokuqala sokuyalelwa ngo-Okthobha kulo nyaka uphelileyo esithintele ukupapashwa kwesicelo selungelo elilodwa lomenzi we-Apple edwelisa uLamego njengomqambi yedwa, uMgwebi uSelna wafumanisa ukuba uMasimo unokusekelwe kwiinyani zokuboniswa kweemfihlo zorhwebo. .Ayisetyenziswanga kakuhle yiApple.Ngo-Epreli walo nyaka, uJaji Selna wavuma isindululo somyalelo wokuqala kwisimangalo sikaMasimo ngokuchasene neTrue Wearables esithintele ukupapashwa kwesinye isicelo selungelo elilodwa lomenzi wechiza uLamego kwaye wathi uqulethe itekhnoloji ephuhliswe kwaye ikhuselwe ziimfihlo zorhwebo zikaMasimo.Ke ngoko, i-True Wearables kunye ne-Lamego ziyalelwe ukuba zithathe onke amanyathelo ayimfuneko ukuthintela ukubhengezwa kwezicelo zelungelo elilodwa lomenzi wechiza kunye nabani na odiza iimfihlo zorhwebo zikaMasimo.
Njengoko inani lezenzo zokunyanzeliswa kwe-antitrust ngokuchasene neenkampani ezinkulu zeteknoloji (ingakumbi i-Google kunye ne-Apple) ziqhubeka ziqhubela phambili, kucacile ukuba amaninzi amacandelo oshishino lwe-teknoloji yase-US asebenza phantsi kwenkqubo ye-feudal, kwaye iinkampani ezifana ne-Apple zisebenzisa inkululeko yazo yokulawula.Ukweba nantoni na ebanelisayo kuvela kwiinkampani ezivelisa izinto ezintsha, ezigxobha ibhondi yemveli yamalungelo epropathi enomgangatho ophezulu wokuqonda.Eyona nto iphazamisayo kukuba, ukuba intlonipho echanekileyo inikwa amalungelo elungelo elilodwa lomenzi wechiza, njengalawo aphantsi kwe-BE Tech, umqambi wentengiso ye-Intanethi ekujoliswe kuyo, okanye i-Smartflash, umqambi, ke iliza langoku lokunyanzeliswa kwe-antitrust lisenokungaze libe yimfuneko kuyo yonke i-A. ivenkile yesicelo sedijithali ibonelela ngesiseko sogcino lwedatha yobuchwepheshe kunye nenkqubo yokufikelela.
Nangona umyalelo wesigqeba sikaMongameli uJoe Biden wamva nje wokugcina ukhuphiswano kuqoqosho lwase-US uvuma ngokuchanekileyo ukuba "amaqonga ambalwa alawulayo e-Intanethi asebenzisa amandla awo ukukhuphela ngaphandle abangeneli kwimarike," igxile kakhulu ekusebenziseni imithetho yokungathembeki ukusombulula iingxaki.Kwiindawo ezimbalwa apho umyalelo wolawulo ukhankanya amalungelo awodwa omenzi wechiza, baxoxa ngokungathembeki ngelungelo elilodwa lomenzi wechiza “libazisekile ngokungekho ngqiqweni…ukhuphiswano”, endaweni yokuxoxa ngeengenelo zamalungelo anamandla elungelo elilodwa lomenzi wechiza kwiinkampani ezincinci ezizama ukukhuphisana ne-Apple neGoogle..ihlabathi.Ukuze eliza langoku lokunyanzeliswa kwe-antitrust libe yimpumelelo yokwenene ekukhuthazeni ukhuphiswano oluyilayo, kufuneka luquke ukuqondwa kokhuphiswano olumangalisayo lwenkqubo ye-patent yase-US enamandla, yona ngokwayo ekufuneka ikhuthaze iCongress ukuba isebenze ngokukhawuleza ngokuchasene nolibaziseko lwexesha elide.Iprojekthi ihlaziywa njengeNqaku le-101.
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Ungalibali ii-IPR ezingama-21 ezingeniswe nguApple ukuvumela abalandeli babo kwi-USPTO ukuba barhoxise amalungelo awodwa omenzi wechiza kaMasimo kwezi zinto ziqalwayo.
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Isicatshulwa esidumileyo sikaTim Cook sithi: “Siyayihlonipha into entsha.Esi sisiseko senkampani yethu.Soze sibe izinto zobukrelekrele bomntu.”
Khumbula, oku kwakusemva kokuba efunde ngezigwebo ezininzi zokwaphulwa kwelungelo lomenzi ngabom, kwaye emva kokuba u-Apple ehlawule amakhulu ezigidi zeedola kwiVirnetX ngokophulwa kwelungelo lomenzi ngabom.Mhlawumbi i-Apple ayikholelwa ukuba ukwaphulwa kwelungelo elilodwa lomenzi wechiza ngabom “kukuba [nge] iIP yomntu”.
U-Tim Cook wayesazi ukuba wenze ubumenemene, kanye njengokuba u-Apple wayesazi ukuba wophula ngabom amalungelo awodwa omenzi wechiza njengenxalenye yesiqhelo yesicwangciso seshishini lakhe.
Ngaba kukho nabani na kwiCongress ozimiseleyo ukumelana ne-Apple?Ngaba kukho nabani na kwiCongress oxhalabileyo ngokuxoka?Okanye ubusela basekhaya IP?
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