Samsung didn’t copy Apple, says London court, and now must make public apology
Oh dear: after Apple gets Samsung banned from Germany and Australia, the UK says, “Nay!”
High Court Justice Colin Birss ruled today that Samsung Did Not copy the iPad design for the Galaxy tablets, and did not infringe upon their designs. And furthermore, Apple must now make a public apology to Samsung for the suit and defamation. To wit: Apple must post the apology on apple.com/uk and keep it up FOR SIX MONTHS. Also they must pay for notices in the Financial Times, The Daily Mail, Guardian Mobile magazine, and T3.
Apple lawyer Richard Hacon said that effectively amounts to advertising for their competitor. Apple’s lawyers told the judge that they will appeal, and he has granted them permission to do so. (You need permission to appeal? That’s a new one on me, or maybe that’s a UK thing?)
Samsung had also wanted to stop Apple from even claiming that Samsung had infringed upon their designs, but the judge refused to do so, saying that Apple was entitled to their opinion.
Source: Bloomberg
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martim
GIS C++!>$ And if you can translate that, you've been around as long as CompuServe. IT is now just a hobby, and shares my time with cross-stitch and knitting. High-tech, low-tech, and everything in between. I keep these guys in line and roll my eyes at Simmons. Come on, ladies, celebrate your love of technology! "Tech should be black. Colors are for cases."
They didn´t copy, only made it look like iPad 🙂 Anyway, I think even Koreans can already start creating some own. At least their cars are not so copycats any more, maybe with little delay that comes to mobile world too.