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In UK, Apple Must Run Ad Apologizing to Samsung

Posted by timothy on from the grovel-different dept.

sfcrazy writes "Apple has lost is appeal in a UK court against Samsung's Galaxy Tab. The court of appeals has upheld its previous judgment that Samsung did not infringe on any Apple design. According to the order Apple will have to run an ads in leading UK newspapers as well its own website stating that Samsung did not infringes its products. To ensure that the ad is visible the court also ordered that the text of the ad must not be in a font size smaller than Ariel 14. Apple will have to run the ad on its site for a period of one month."

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  1. Spelling and shapes are different in the UK by jkrise · · Score: 0, Troll

    Apple cannot generalise shapes, or strategise around trade dress based on bastardised shapes that are characterised by rounded rectangles.

    Spelling and shapes vary based on geography. Not everybody is stupid like in the US, where people buy electronic goods based on the shape of the screen and the icons.

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  2. Re:If the verdict was the opposite... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Obviously if Samsung has to apologize it's because of jury malfeasance and the broken system. Duh. This is totally different.