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Spanish Firm Wins Tablet Case Against Apple

Posted by samzenpus on from the and-the-sue-goes-on dept.

pmontra writes "A Spanish company has won a legal case against Apple and will be able to sell an Android tablet that Apple had claimed infringes on the iPad patent. It is now seeking damages from Apple for a temporary seizure of its products by Spanish customs. Furthermore they are pursuing an antitrust complaint against Apple, alleging abusive anticompetitive behavior."

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  1. Re:All I can say is by LordLimecat · · Score: 4, Informative

    there should be stiff penalties for frivolous lawsuits and

    There are, if you can prove that its frivolous and/or using the court systems as an anti-competitive hammer. If the court really decides that youre a nuisance, they can nail you pretty hard.

  2. Re:All I can say is by Sique · · Score: 4, Informative

    There are. If a company is requesting the (temporary) ban on importing or selling a competitor's product, it has to feet the bill if it doesn't prevail in court. Basicly Apple has (from a legal point of view) bought all the potential shipping of the competing product for the time being.

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  3. Here's the link to a non PAYWALLED news source by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=468916

  4. Actually, the case hasn't been dismissed... by BlueScreenO'Life · · Score: 4, Informative
    ...but suspended, awaiting further evidence.

    Sobreseimiento (as in the original report) != dismissal

    Just nitpicking, though. I don't think there is a case.

  5. Re:All I can say is by JAlexoi · · Score: 4, Informative

    No, they don't have to buy anything. They have to pay for the lost sales. I just hope that the German lawsuit falls through for Apple and they actually have to pay a lot. Samsung is no NT-K in volumes and price is comparable to iPad.

  6. Re:All I can say is by CheerfulMacFanboy · · Score: 4, Informative
    Too bad that this is mostly bullshit: http://fosspatents.blogspot.com/2011/11/translation-and-explanation-of-spanish.html

    Based on what the document says, I think the implications of this case for Apple's enforcement of its design-related rights are probably much less wide-ranging than it initially appeared. It seems that even in Spain Apple could still assert its iPad design-related rights under civil law. Also, the nature of Apple's involvement may have been limited to that of an initial complainant (who according to nt-k also filed an indictment) as opposed to that of a party litigating a case all the way through. That's what my sources say, and it's possible.

    IOW Apple didn't lose the case because they weren't really involved.

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