“A U.K. judge ordered Apple Inc. to publish a notice on its website and in British newspapers alerting people to a ruling that Samsung Electronics Co. didn’t copy designs for the iPad,” Kit Chellel reports for Bloomberg.
“The notice should outline the July 9 London court decision that Samsung’s Galaxy tablets don’t infringe Apple’s registered designs, Judge Colin Birss said,” Chellel reports. “It should be posted on Apple’s U.K. website for six months and published in several newspapers and magazines to correct the damaging impression the South Korea-based company was copying Apple’s product, Birss said… Judge Birss said in his July 6 ruling that Samsung’s tablets were unlikely to be confused with the iPad because they are ‘not as cool.'”
Chellel reports, “Judge Birss didn’t grant Samsung’s bid for an injunction blocking Apple from making public statements that the Galaxy infringed its design rights. ‘They are entitled to their opinion that the judgment is not correct,’ he said.”
“As well as Apple’s website, the company must pay for notices in the Financial Times, the Daily Mail, Guardian Mobile magazine, and T3, according to a draft copy of the order provided by Samsung’s lawyers,” Chellel reports. “Apple’s lawyer said the company would appeal the July 9 decision and Judge Birss granted the company permission to take its case to the court of appeal.”
Read more in the full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: We hereby publish notice that Samsung not only copied Apple’s iPad, Samsung also copied Apple’s iPhone with the intent to fool the terminally obtuse and offer the following proof:
Apple’s products came first, then Samsung’s:
By the way, excellent job, Apple lawyers, you outdid yourselves, as usual. Of course, this isn’t to the level of handing Microsoft the Mac in perpetuity (nice win on that Trash Can, though), but not only did you fail to protect Apple from Samsung’s blatant attempts at “passing off” (look it up) in the UK, but you got Apple to be forced to publish an obvious lie. And you charged Apple for the honor. Amazing.
If you think the judge is a couple IQ points short of blooming idiot, you haven’t met Apple’s crack legal team.
Related articles:
Samsung wins U.K. Apple ruling over ‘not as cool’ Galaxy TabJuly 9, 2012
Now Samsung slavishly copies Apple’s Mac mini – June 1, 2012
Samsung Mobile chief ‘designer’ denies that Samsung’s instinct is to slavishly copy Apple – March 23, 2012
Slavish copier Samsung shamelessly steals Apple’s iPhone 3G design – again – January 3, 2012
Slavish copier Samsung uses girl actress from iPhone 4S ad for Galaxy Tab 8.9 spot (with video) – January 2, 2012
Now Samsung’s slavishly copying Apple’s iPad television ads (with videos) – December 30, 2011
Judge: Can you tell me which is iPad and which is yours? Samsung lawyer: ‘Not at this distance your honor’ – October 14, 2011
Why are Apple’s icons on the wall of Samsung’s store? – September 24, 2011
Apple to Samsung: ‘Blatant copying is wrong’ – April 18, 2011
Apple sues Samsung for attempting to copy look and feel of iPhone, iPad – April 18, 2011
Samsung’s ‘Instinct’ is obviously to make Apple iPhone knockoffs – April 1, 2008
I feel MDN’s take is right on the money. These are civil cases, where the parties involved are the ones to have to make their case. That is not the judge’s task, and God forbid it ever will.
So for the sake of argument, say in a civil dispute I would have ten points going for me against the other party, if I leave six out, present two others mediocre and the remaining two to their best, then these last two would all be what the judge could go on for his verdict. It is not the task of the judge here to correct my mistakes, that would be hilairous in a civil case.
How well or poor Apple’s lawyers did is not easy for us to establish, just let’s not blame the judge too quickly.
It seems Samsung lawyers with a seemingly hopeless case are doing great, while Apple’s with a seemingly strong case are doing poor. Why is that? Does Apple know how to get the best lawyers for each countries jurisdicton? Do they invest enough there? Should Apple perhaps hire Samsings lawyers? These questions arise.
MDN put the screws on Apple’s lawyers before, and imho rightly so.
At last, a senseable judge. Nice to see the ifan morons getting their knickers in a twist here
The word is sensible. And apparently you don’t have sense enough to understand or defend intellectual property.
Utterly astonishing and unbelievable! So there is NO point in having patents or in trying to protect your designs or intellectual property. What you design is up for grabs by anyone! This makes me embarrassed and ashamed to live in England!
That’s the most stupid thing ever.
Of course they did. With the phone and the tablet. When I first saw their phone I could not believe my eyes. I could not believe a
Company would ripp of A product like that. The colours, the form, the size, the icons everything was in the likeness of the iPhone and iOS.
So, Samsung is now legally uncool?!?!?
Judge Colin Birss to the world: “
?w=497&h=372″ rel=”nofollow”>Pay no attention to that common sense behind the curtain!”
Just because SAMSUNG can only make a crap copy doesn’t stop it being a copy of the design idea.
SAMSUNG clearly have better photocopiers than Redmond. But they a still dumb copiers
“This is not a pipe.”
Oops – meant to add that it won’t survive appeal. I also don’t see how it could work in any case unless the judge gave them specific copy to use – Apple can’t be expected to craft an ad to Samsung’s liking. Neither can they be compelled to say a specific thing.
Sphincter!
I am so ashamed of my country and the stupid judge who forced apple to do this. Fuck this judge in the ass and if he got daughters then rape them