Apple lose appeal
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Apple have lost their appeal against an earlier ruling over claims that Samsung had copied them in the british court.
The judge had ordered Apple to run ads saying Samsung had not infringed its rights. Judge Birss said one notice should remain on Apple's website for at least half a year while other adverts should be placed in various magazines and newspapers to "correct the damaging impression" that Samsung was a copycat.
[url] http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-19989750[/url]
The judge had ordered Apple to run ads saying Samsung had not infringed its rights. Judge Birss said one notice should remain on Apple's website for at least half a year while other adverts should be placed in various magazines and newspapers to "correct the damaging impression" that Samsung was a copycat.
[url] http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-19989750[/url]
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edit:that's a lot of words to put on a minimalist design home page
They don't need to put all of that on their home page. They only have to have a 'Samsung/Apple UK judgment' link on the home page.
Also, they only have to have it there for one month, rather than the 6 months that Judge Birss originally ordered.
Still not good news for them though, and given that they've asked for publicity orders in some cases (that are yet to come to judgement) they can't really cry foul about it.
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Hmmm, $1B Vs. An Advert. I think Apple are still ahead in this silly game.
I'm so pleased companies weren't allowed to patent "look and feel" 100 years ago.
Can you imagine if every manufacturers' keyboard had to have the keys in a different order to avoid a lawsuit! Or if the first person to use a triangle for "play" and a square for "stop" had exclusive rights.
Sometimes the world is better when everyone does things the same way.
There's regularly times when using my Nexus 7 that it makes me feel like I should be on the Enterprise....
Now if only I had a voice-activated drinks dispenser!
They were.
The first US design patent was granted in 1842.
I can't find an exact date they became available in the UK, but they were definitely permitted under The Designs and Patents Act 1907.
Just to point out as well, the QWERTY keyboard layout was patented in 1878. That hasn't stopped it becoming the 'standard' keyboard layout for the English alphabet.
I'm sure it was something that actually had a design, not a square with rounded corners.
Most companies however use common sense. Apple on the other hand wants to be the sole people to make touch-screen phones and tablets as well as stifling innovation. an absolute disgrace of a company. I'm glad they lost this. They are beginning to look even more foolish than they already were. The apology is going to be a huge embarrassment for them and make your average joe look differently on apple.
I'm pretty sure they will lose the appeal in the states as well soon.
I expect the average joe does not even know what the court case (or the appeal) is about.
It will create interest as Apple always does. But first, this is the result of the appeal and therefore if people where really interested they would have already known Apple lost.
Also, I don't know what is meant by Apple done bad. They tried to protect what they felt was their right to protect (whether we agree or not) and some who read the story will actually agree with Apples view.
I think the link being put on the apple website is a complete waste. Most people go to the website to read/buy apple products, you will be lucky if anyone clicks on the link (except people who are curious).