Apple’s CEO laments on the faults of the U.S. Court system involving IP protection

May 22, 2013 11:49 GMT  ·  By
During yesterday's hearing, Timothy Cook maintained that Apple was not the bad guy
   During yesterday's hearing, Timothy Cook maintained that Apple was not the bad guy

Tim Cook not only wants tax reform, he also wants IP protection, while the feds are at it. In a speech he gave to U.S. senators yesterday, Apple’s CEO lamented on the flaws of the country’s Court system.

Setting tax talk aside for a bit, the U.S. Senate and Apple’s CEO yesterday engaged in a brief discussion on protecting intellectual property in the country, and how this particular branch could use some improvement.

Cook said, “I think the US Court system is currently structured in such a way that tech companies aren't getting the intellectual property protection they need.”

Pointing out to the rapid refresh rate of gadgets today, the Apple CEO noted, “Our cycles are fast, the court system is very long and the foreign competitors in the US can quickly take IP and use it and ship products with it and they're to the next product as well.”

As a resolution, Cook proposes “conversations between countries” and a global initiative to protect IP.

“For us, our intellectual property is so important, I would love the system to be strengthened in order to protect it,” Cook stressed.