The struggle between Apple and Samsung has been going on for a long time. The Yablochnaya company has repeatedly sued its Korean competitor and accused of plagiarism. However, in the latest litigation, a British court demanded a public apology from Apple to Samsung.
The decision of the British court announced that the statements about copying the design of the iPad tablet in Samsung products are not legitimate, and the loser of the dispute, Apple, must publicly declare this. The court order also states that this statement must be reflected in the media, including magazines and newspapers, and must also be published on the official UK website of apple.co.uk and be posted there for at least six months.
The trial was conducted in the UK by Judge Colin Bierss. On July 9, he sided with Samsung, saying that their tablets "do not contain key design features found in Apple's designs and do not give the same impression," and ruled that the Korean manufacturer did not copy Apple's design and that their tablet was original. Thus, the attempt to block sales of the Galaxy Tab in the US and UK markets was defeated.
The situation is ambiguous. On the one hand, the judge himself recognized the Samsung product as "not so good," on the other hand, Apple's lawyer Richard Hackon says: "No company would want to mention a competitor on its website."
Apple must now apologize to remedy the damage done to the reputation of Samsung products. The court did not see enough evidence that the Korean company was copying Apple's designs. The court also insists that the apology contains a reference to the relevant court decision.
A year earlier in 2011, an interesting case occurred at a trial in America. At the request of Judge Lucy Koch, the lawyers had to find the differences between the iPad and the Galaxy Tab at a three-meter distance. One of them did not find any differences, the second was in no hurry to answer, but nevertheless determined where whose product was.
Apple has the right to file an appeal against a court order within 21 days.
