Libor Kubín Last week, an English court ruled in the case of a ban on the sale of Samsung's Galaxy Tab tablet. British judge Colin Birss dismissed Apple's lawsuit. According to him, the design of the Galaxy Tab does not copy the iPad. So it's no wonder that a US court in June 2012 banned the sale of a Samsung tablet - because of its physical resemblance to the iPad!
The game in England is not over yet and another surprising decision has been made. Apple will have to refute its claim in print ads that the Galaxy Tab is just a copy of the iPad. Advertisements are to appear in the Financial Times, Daily Mail and Guardian Mobile Magazine and T3. Judge Birss further ordered that for a period of six months, Apple must publish a statement on its main English homepage: Samsung did not copy the iPad.
Lawyer Richard Hacon, who represents Apple, said: "No company wants to link to its rivals on its website."
According to Souce Birss, when viewed from the front, the Samsung tablet belongs to the same type of device as the iPad, but it has a different back and "...isn't as cool." This decision may ultimately mean that Apple will be forced to advertise a competing product.
Apple plans to appeal the original decision.
Samsung won that round, but the judge rejected its request to bar Apple from continuing to claim that its design rights were infringed. According to him, the company has the right to hold this opinion.
Samsung is a thief and some demented judge won't change that. The judge was probably completely blind to not see the copying.
He saw what I was going to say... he was right... it's a copy, but it's so poorly made that it's not really a copy...
I can already see it completely, there was a page for it next to an ipad and a galaxy tab.
under that apple font "they really don't copy us!"
the next ad will be two chargers...
I'm looking forward to it, Apple will rise above it and Samsung will embarrass itself in the end
"Samsung Galaxy Tab is not a copy of iPad. Because it's not so cool!”
... and it's painted :o)
Exactly…
"The court confirmed that even Samsung could not copy our products properly... They are not as cool as the iPad. So the Samsung Galaxy Tab is not a copy of the iPad.”
for laughs from elsewhere :o)
http://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/joyoftech.png
LoL me... the last message – Ok Ok I think I've got it :D
then apple will win another court and samsung will have to write on its website that they copied the ipad :D :D :D ….. or maybe the judge got all the equipment from samsung: refrigerator, mixer, television, mobile… :D
The judge probably bought a Sasung
If I were Apple, on the main page I would display the iPad on the left, the Galaxy tab on the right, and in between I would write in large letters: Samsung didn't make a copy of the iPad, they've just made device which look exactly like the iPad, but is not as cool and iPad. :D:D that would be funny… (Samsung didn't make a copy of the iPad, they just made a device that looks exactly like an iPad, just not as cool as an iPad.) – I'd laugh at both Samsung and the UK Court and I'd still increased iPad sales :D
I'm in favor. However, it will be so funny when the advertisement contains a 90% similar tablet and under it the description "Samsung did not copy the iPad." :-D as a result, Apple will profit again :-))) On the other hand, if Apple wins the next time, it can demand a message: Samsung is copying the iPad. :D
Fuck the fucking Copysung :D