Apple has lost its appeal against a UK ruling in its long-running suit against Samsung, and will have to wear a little egg on its face for a while a month, to be specific.
Back in July, the British High Court ruled that Samsungs Galaxy Tab devices were not infringing Apples design patents, in part because Samsungs devices were not as cool.
Thanks to this backhanded compliment of sorts, Apple was ordered to run ads saying Samsung has not infringed its rights, and to place a link for a month on its website to a notice affirming this. Naturally, Apple appealed against the decision, and today appeal judges ruled not to overturn the decision. According to reports from BBC News, the three judges said Apple had to c orrect the copycat label slapped on Samsung. The acknowledgment must come from the horses mouth, they said.
While Apple can still appeal to the UK's Supreme Court, ultimately it's just one chapter in the global legal conflict against Samsungs Android devices, which has taken the companies to the US, the Netherlands, Spain, Germany and Australia. It's also a something of a coup in front of a US jury cost Samsung $1.05 billion for software and design patent infringements regarding the iPhone.
Elsewhere, its been much less successful. In June, the Dutch court decided that Apple had to pay Samsung for infringing a patent related to how the iPad and iPhone connects to the Internet.
And last year in Australia, Apple wasnt granted its wish to prevent Samsung from selling the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in the country.
Source: BBC News
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