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Apple Loses German Court Bid To Ban Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1N, Nexus Phone
chrb writes "Apple has failed to get a patent ban on Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1N and the Nexus phone in Germany. Presiding Judge Andreas Mueller stated, 'Samsung has shown that it is more likely than not that the patent will be revoked because of a technology that was already on the market before the intellectual property had been filed for protection.' The patent in question covered list scrolling and document translation, scaling, and rotation on a touch-screen display. This news follows the recent Appeals court ruling that upheld the original Galaxy Tab 10.1 ban."
This tired old rounded corners whine again?
It's about much, much more than that: http://peanutbuttereggdirt.com/e/custom/Apple-vs-Samsung-1-Hardware-Design.html
You mean, it is widely assumed that Apple stole the design of the iPhone from LG.
To my knowledge, the claims have never been proven in a court of law or otherwise. Although the similarities between the devices are obvious, it is still just an assumption. For all we know, both Apple and LG could have gotten their inspiration from the same source.
With that comment you just defeated your own argument, "You mean, it is widely assumed that Apple stole the design of the iPhone from LG." As you state, while it hasn't been proven in a court of law, something obvious to anyone seeing it is fairly certain nonetheless.
Apple and Samsung both are making a mess in the marketplace by trying to sue one another out of competition. That's unfair and not right. The only people who suffer are those of us looking to purchase products as all these legal fees go back into the bottom line price.
Rather than arguing how poor and defenseless Apple is going to protect themselves, maybe you could look at this objectively a moment and see that both businesses are in the wrong and the people who are suffering is everyone BUT Samsung and Apple, both of which have fairly healthy bottom lines. They're both bad actors and neither one of them has enough proof to do anything but keep making non-news stories like these. Maybe they should try innovating and making new products...
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