U.S. government agency gave Samsung a victory over Apple in patent dispute . Florian Mueller : It 's the iconic bounce-back effect when you scroll a list ( such as your phone 's address book ) and reach the end . The European Commission has ordered Google to pay up for using Android and Chrome on its smartphones, saying the two companies are abusing their dominant position by locking out rival browsers from Android. He says what 's really at state are standard-essential patents . Mueller : Congress can abate mobile patents wars by disallowing bans over SEPs .
U.S. government agency gave Samsung a victory over Apple in patent dispute . Florian Mueller : The European Commission has ordered Google to pay up for using Android and Chrome on its smartphones, saying the two companies are abusing their dominant position by locking out rival browsers from Android. He says what 's really at state are standard-essential patents . Mueller : Congress can abate mobile patents wars by disallowing bans over SEPs .