Amazon founder calls on governments to end patent wars

Amazon founder Jeffrey Bezos has called on governments to take steps to end patent wars between corporations .

“Patents were supposed to stimulate innovation, but now there is a situation when they begin to suppress innovation. Governments need to look at the patent system and see if these laws need to be changed, because I don’t think that some of the current patent wars benefit society. I love technology, inventions, I like quick changes and in fact, now is the golden age for wireless communications and mobile devices, ”said Jeff Bezos.

It should also be noted that Amazon is also actively registering patents, including the well-known “one-click purchase” patent. Jeff Bezos personally owns 378 patents . So to hear such words from him is quite surprising. Apparently, the imperfection of the current patent system is becoming apparent to everyone, even Bezos.

Coincidentally, the Jeff Bezos interview came out the day before the London High Court dismissed the appealApple's decision in the case against Samsung regarding Galaxy Tab tablets. According to the court ruling, Apple must buy space in several UK newspapers and post information on the court ruling to compensate for Samsung’s reputation damage in this lawsuit. The same advertisement with reference to the court decision must be placed on the Apple website for six months. The same judge used to say that Samsung tablets cannot be confused with Apple tablets because they are “not so cool.”


Apple iPad and Galaxy Tab

Apple has already lost a number of lawsuits against Samsung over Galaxy Tab tablets, including in Australia, the Netherlands and the United States, although sometimes it has managed to get a temporary sales ban.