I read an article here about folding smartphones, now I see the technology has been stolen and sold for $14 million. What exactly does this mean for Samsung? The article wasn't clear on the repercussions. If another company comes out with the device before Samsung, can they not be sued for using Samsung's proprietary information to build the device?
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Sphera
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This is concerning, but I'm not sure if Samsung can do much without knowing the target companies. I believe many groups are developing their own folding screens, so that's probably why some people are using this kind of tactic. They probably... See more
Ankara
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Samsung will not take this lightly, especially considering the amount of money and time invested in this project. Wouldn't it have been safer to patent this technology even before officially launching the foldable phones?