Uma kwenzeka i-Apple ingabanga nezinkinga ezanele ne-European Union kanye nama-euro ayizigidi ezingama-13.000 eyifunayo, inkampani ezinze eCupertino igwetshwe ukukhokha imali eyizigidi ezingama-22.1 enkampanini ye-Acacia, ngokusebenzisa amalungelo obunikazi ale nkampani ngaphandle kokuba edlule ebhokisini. Yize kungesona inani elikhulu kakhulu, kubonakala sengathi i-tortilla iphendukiselwa ku-Apple, ehlala isetshenziselwa ukufinyelela ekuqoqeni imali yokusetshenziswa kwamalungelo obunikazi abhaliswe egameni layo yizinkampani ezivela eceleni. AbakwaSamsung bengenye yezinkampani obekufanele zikhokhe imali eningi kakhulu ngenxa yalesi sizathu.
Ngokwe-Reuters agency, i-Acacia Research yathatha i-Apple yaya nayo ezinkantolo zaseTexas, futhi ngenxa yalokho inkampani kaTim Cook igwetshwe ukukhokha izigidi ezingama-22.1 zamadola, okuyisamba esiphansi kakhulu kunaleso esifunwa yi-European Union. Kepha konke okusanhlamvu kwenza intaba. Ngokusho kwejaji, elithole u-Apple enecala, inkampani kwephule ngamabomu ilungelo lobunikazi elihlobene namanethiwekhi weselula.
Ijaji lithe i-Apple ayikaze ikhombise ukuthi leli patent bekungelona abalisebenzisile kumadivayisi abo. I-Acacia Research yinkampani ezinikele ekuthengeni ezinye izinkampani ezinamalungelo obunikazi, ukuhlala nazo futhi ngaleyo ndlela zikwazi ukuzama ukuthola noma yimuphi umhlomulo ngokumangalela izinkampani ezinkulu, ngenxa yezizathu kwesinye isikhathi ezingenangqondo. Lesi yisibonelo esicacile se- lokho abaseMelika bakubiza nge-patent troll.
Akukona okokuqala ukuthi i-Apple ibhekane necala elifanayo lokusetshenziswa kwelungelo lobunikazi ngalolu hlobo lwenkampani kanjalo abameli benkampani sebememezele ukuthi bazosidlulisa isigwebo ukuzama ukugwema ukukhokha le nhlawulo noma ukunciphisa inani layo ngangokunokwenzeka.