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Apple Must Publicly Post That Samsung Did Not Copy iPad

Posted by Soulskill on from the wearing-a-sign-in-public dept.

microcars writes "A judge in the U.K. has ordered Apple to post a notice on its website and in British newspapers alerting people to a ruling that Samsung Electronics Co. didn't copy designs for the iPad. This is the same Judge who ruled earlier that Samsung's Galaxy Tab was not as cool as Apple's iPad."

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  1. A patent troll public shaming. Interesting by crazyjj · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I wouldn't mind seeing this happen to a few more patent trolls. Not only should the U.S. adopt a European style "loser pays" system for cases like this, but a "loser has to publicly admit he's an ass" policy wouldn't hurt either.

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    1. Re:A patent troll public shaming. Interesting by crazyjj · · Score: 5, Insightful

      hey protect their own innovations to an extent they deem reasonable

      I'm pretty sure they didn't "innovate" a rectangle with rounded corners.

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    2. Re:A patent troll public shaming. Interesting by ewanm89 · · Score: 5, Insightful

      So which lawsuit did Google initiate? Plenty where suits have been bought against Google. I don't know of any where Google was the initiator.

    3. Re:A patent troll public shaming. Interesting by oakgrove · · Score: 5, Insightful

      They protect their own innovations to an extent they deem reasonable.

      What innovations? Apple is an imitator, marketer, and polisher of other people's products. Did they invent the cellphone? Did they invent tablets? Did they invent mp3 players, touch screens, gridded icons, rounded corners or anything else of substance? Have they ever actually created a new product category? The best people can say is that Samsung imitated an imitator. At best.

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    4. Re:A patent troll public shaming. Interesting by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

      Yes. Apple innovated the shit out of that rounded rectangle.
      /sarcasm

    5. Re:A patent troll public shaming. Interesting by oakgrove · · Score: 5, Informative

      Have you even looked at the patent in question? Here it is in all its rounded corner glory. They patented rounded freaking corners. If you want to get specific, 4 rounded corners on a rectangle. Like the world has never seen that before.

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  2. YES! by MickyTheIdiot · · Score: 5, Insightful

    One of my biggest issues with corporate culture is the ending to so many disputes where the misbehaving corporation "admits no fault" for the situation.

    They should always have to post a "we did wrong" letter after they get shown the door.

    1. Re:YES! by Genda · · Score: 5, Insightful

      I find it particularly egregious when a corporation has committed a truly heinous act, like dumping toxic waste resulting in some number of deaths and injuries, and to keep face, they agree to settle out quickly (so the remaining survivors can get expensive medical care) on the agreement that they "Admit to no wrong doing", and nobody can talk about the atrocity they committed.

      Perhaps there will be a time when people place the value of human dignity above the value of personal wealth. Sadly, I'm not holding my breath.

  3. Way cooler by Ant2 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I could see how Apple could turn this around to their benefit.

    "Samsung did not copy design from the iPad for the Galaxy Tab. The iPad is WAY cooler! Even the judge thinks so."

  4. The punch line by OhHellWithIt · · Score: 5, Informative

    The punch line is in TFA (emphasis added):

    Birss said in his July 9 ruling that Samsung’s tablets were unlikely to be confused with the iPad because they are “not as cool.” He declined today to grant Samsung’s bid for an injunction blocking Apple from making public statements that the Galaxy infringed its design rights.

    “They are entitled to their opinion,” he said.

    It looks like they have to run the ads, but they can still say Samsung copied them.

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  5. Re:And we can expect by Ynot_82 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I think the media coverage alone of this story will do all the work
    Apple cannot control that
    I think what Apple actually does to comply with this will be largely irrelevant when it's being talked about on the news.