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dipsydoodle

(42,239 posts) Thu Oct 18, 2012, 05:39 AM Oct 2012

Apple loses UK tablet design appeal versus Samsung

Source: BBC news

Apple has lost its appeal against a UK ruling that Samsung had not copied the design of its iPad.

A judge at the High Court in London had originally ruled in July that Apple's copyright had not been infringed by the Galaxy Tab 10.

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He also ordered Apple to run adverts saying that Samsung had not copied it.

Judge Birss said one notice should remain on Apple's website for at least half a year while other ads should be placed in various magazines and newspapers to "correct the damaging impression" that Samsung was a copycat.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-19989750

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Apple loses UK tablet design appeal versus Samsung (Original Post) dipsydoodle Oct 2012 OP

Kick (nt) muriel_volestrangler Oct 2012 #1

Sorry about the duplicate thread FredisDead Oct 2012 #2

Not an issue dipsydoodle Oct 2012 #3

I take it the UK has a more sensible patent system than the US? /nt Ash_F Oct 2012 #4

Without going into chapter and verse by searching - dipsydoodle Oct 2012 #5

muriel_volestrangler

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1. Kick (nt)

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Thu Oct 18, 2012, 03:03 PM

Oct 2012

FredisDead

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2. Sorry about the duplicate thread

Reply to dipsydoodle (Original post)

Thu Oct 18, 2012, 06:45 PM

Oct 2012

I did not do a search for this news article.

dipsydoodle

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3. Not an issue

Reply to FredisDead (Reply #2)

Thu Oct 18, 2012, 06:57 PM

Oct 2012

I didn't alert on it anyway.

Ash_F

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4. I take it the UK has a more sensible patent system than the US? /nt

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Sat Oct 20, 2012, 05:49 AM

Oct 2012

dipsydoodle

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5. Without going into chapter and verse by searching -

Reply to Ash_F (Reply #4)

Sat Oct 20, 2012, 07:55 AM

Oct 2012

at the original event the judge was visibly annoyed that anyone would have the cheek to effectively patent a rectangle with rounded corners. After the case was found against Apple , the effect of which was an EU wide ruling, Apple took out an injunction against Samsung in Germany. That annoyed our judges even more and they retaliated by adding the order that Apple must publish an apology to Samsung.

I sincerely doubt that any of the dna patents etc now being taken out in the US would pass muster here.

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