Chinese firm BOE could be banned from the USA for close to 15 years for stealing Samsung Display's OLED technology.

Samsung Display has scored an unprecedented victory against its rival BOE for stealing its OLED technology.

In 2023, it filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Chinese firm BOE with the United States International Trade Commission (ITC).

Samsung recently won that lawsuit, and the commission’s ruling is expected to effectively ban BOE’s products from entering the USA.

  • icelimit@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    3 days ago

    Ah, that’s what you were getting at. Yes. Of course I’m right there with you to seize the means of production.

    But after that’s done, I’m quitting rnd and going home to subsist on my monthly ration of 5m long baguettes and 20L jars of mustard. Someone else can work in the dangerous chem lab. If they want to.

    Also, yes. In the past 200 years, inventions borne from the motivations of capitalism have brought us indoor plumbing and refrigeration. If you feel that these are meaningless, I invite you to go without it for just a day.

    Actually, indoor plumbing has had a long history, so perhaps to be specific: the flushing toilet.

    Also I could do with refrigeration for a day. Perhaps the microwave?

    I’m not even sure why I’m debating with you - I’m against patents just as much, if not more. But short of a much better ‘don’t even need to think about it’ alternative, the dilapidated patent system is still necessary (amongst other methods of IP protection) in this capitalism driven world.

    • eskimofry@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      6 hours ago

      In door plumbing has a long history, so perhaps to be specific: the flushing toilet

      If the foundations for innovation were already laid for humanity… Only thing capitalism invented was normalizing greed and preventing the majority of people from enjoying the fruits of advancement.

      We never survived without cooperation. refrigeration, Microwave would never be invented in the capitalistic environment that has been festering to this point. At least you and I wouldn’t be allowed to enjoy it without paying rent for it.

      Shall i give you examples where capitalism perverted an idea that works by distributing benefit into one that funnels said benefit to a few people? There are so many. Infact, not funneling the benefits is the rarer occurance. Insurance is a scam. AI is just theft of our own collective knowledge held hostage.

      Remember, people still invented stuff before capitalism.

      • icelimit@lemmy.mlEnglish
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        4 hours ago

        I think we’re digressing. I’m quite well aware of the evils of capitalism. But what is/are your suggested alternative(s) to the clearly flawed patent system?