Germany The IPCom company sued Apple for violating a patented technology that gave priority to emergency calls on mobile networks. Patents and copyrights provide a set of rights granted by the government to an inventor or assignee for a specified period of time in exchange for detailed public disclosure of an invention. They allow people to gain recognition or financial benefits from what they invent or create. No party or group may profit from the invention for its own benefit without the permission of the inventor. In this case, IPCom accused Apple of violating its patent and copyright (technology solutions on smartphones) for the emergency call application on iPhone without an agreement between the two parties. Intellectual property rights are of three main types: copyright, patent and trade secret. At IPCom and Apple In this case, the emergency call application (software) has both a patent and copyright; it is also an informative good with three characteristics. First of all, it is an experience of intangible good. People have to try the software to see its value, unlike tangible goods we can estimate the value of a basic property....