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Apple has lost its appeal against the findings of a previous case with Samsung in the UK, when judge Judge Birss found that Samsung’s Galaxy Tab range hadn’t copied Apple’s iPad design and ordered Apple to run apologies on its web site and across print media.
The appeal loss means Apple will now have to submit to the initial ruling, which asked it to run an apology on Apple.co.uk for at least six months, admitting that Samsung didn’t copy its iPad tablet design, in order to avoid creating the impression that Samsung is a tech copycat that clones Apple’s products. Ahem.
A Samsung spokesman who presumably can’t quite believe his or her luck, said: “We continue to believe that Apple was not the first to design a tablet with a rectangular shape and rounded corners and that the origins of Apple’s registered design features can be found in numerous examples of prior art.” [BBC]
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Ouch. I bet the Judge thinks of himself as a maverick.
There were at least 4 judges involved – at least one in the original case, and three in the appeals case, one of whom owns an iPad and other Apple products (had to declare it because of the nature of the case and even he supported the decision).
http://goo.gl/gIJJ2
Isn’t it good to think different
Judge Birrs may become a target now… .
This is ridiculous, apple will not comply, surely not!
Don’t think they have much of a choice, chap. Time for Apple to bend over for once.
Apple deserve it. The very concept of thinking you can patent a rectangle with rounded corners is absurd. Apple will have to re brand it self as a law firm at the rate its going – spending more on law suits than R&D!
Yes but if it does happen Apple will state that Samsung did not copy because the galaxy tab is not as cool as the ipad! They were the judges words… How can it be a copy if its not a cool! Doesn’t mean Samsung didn’t try though..
If they don’t, everyone will know that they are sore losers! Sure, the money doesn’t mean anything to them, but to publicly say they were wrong… oh it makes me laugh so!
Technically, Apple could appeal to the Supreme Court over this, but that effectively shifts it from a question of whether the law was correctly upheld to whether the law itself is correct.
A target for what, handshakes and back patting? Four judges have ruled – one in the original case and three in appeals.
They are legally obliged to follow the court order and if they fail to comply they will have to at the very least, pay a hefty fine, and potentially issue a public apology or go to prison.
How would you send Apple to prison? ….
Biggest prison ever.
They wouldn’t send the company but they certain could send the individuals who were directly responsible for not complying – generally it would be seniors of UK Apple.
More likely is that they will get a hefty fine and ordered to issue both this apology and another one to the courts and Samsung for failure to comply to initial order, and have an even heftier fine for failure.
A target of what? Fanboy Hissyfits or Apple’s secret assassination squad?
Maybe he’ll be banned from any future Apple events like Giz 
If Apple fails to comply it will be in contempt, that’s when the serious fun will begin.
I really hope they don’t comply! Just dig themselves in even more….
Guys I don’t think Taf was serious on that. Or was he? A judge becoming a target? Target for what?
A target for hippy drum circles.
When they don’t comply the judge should order them to pay £1bn to Samsung.
Oh what fun.
No! Just got the reaction I expected….
Talking about copycats, my waife just called me from the Brazil/Paraguay border. She saw a very cheap Samsung smartphone (about 25 pounds).
The model? “Galaxy Spy Camera G3″
Amazingly there were lots of people buying such atrocious fake!
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I liked the part where Apple tried to register Rammsien proportion and design cue and then got assfucked for it.
About! Fudging! Time! Finally, the only verdict to have made sense throughout this whole debacle is being upheld. I think I’ll have to actually buy a newspaper when that ad comes out. Though I imagine Apple will be very back-handed and still work it to make them look good.
A major public ass fuck, the irony is Apple would have loved a billion dollar fine instead.
This kinda shows the courts know fining Apple is stupid, unless it’s a 120 billion dollar fine!!! So they rightfully make them do something that will cost them so much more than money – respect.
Did apple have respect? I don’t respect them. They create phones that chimps could operate. My ancestors might be chimps but lets keep that in the past and work with the more evolved human.
But you are right, apple have all their eggs in one basket, they sell their stuff because they are seen to be the company to copy. Lets remove that from them.
Absolutely. This ass-fucking rightfully undermines their brand.
This is sweet sweet justice.
It’s not been mentioned here, but on the GizUS site, it mentions specifically that Apple have to issue the apology in Arial font at 14pt on their UK website, and in newspapers etc…
LOL…this is a major embarrassment for them.
They don’t even get their beloved Helvetica? Somehow this amuses me more than the apology itself.
Could be worse, could bee comic sans
This is so fucking utterly full of win!
Haha! Amazing. That’s what you get for being a lying piece of shit, trying to pretend you invented something that you didn’t.
I cannot wait to see this.
When will this appear? I would like to keep a screenshot for posterity.
I suspect that Giz will let us know.
Still won’t happen
You are saying Apple will not comply with UK law? Or that they will appeal elsewhere? To whom?
Lets not forget the reason why it’s not a copy… The galaxy tab is not as cool as the iPad. I’m sure apple can play with those words right under any apology..
I agree.. you can’t make Apple do it. And if the law says you must say sorry, does it mean you are actually sorry? No! You should only say what you actually mean, a hollow apology forced by the law would be meaningless… Don’t do it Apple, stand for what you believe, what’s the worst that can happen.
Interesting question and not one I can find a definitive answer to.
Considering this is a ridiculous judgement. Apple could turn it around, to quote from Reddit:
“The new iPad, so good even Samsung couldn’t copy it.”
Apple has to say “Sorry.” Samsung has to pay $1 Billion.
Eye for an eye, huh?
Because Samsung “not” infringing hasn’t taken any potential sales form anyone.
Samsung infringing, means Apple is losing out on licensing payments and losing sales.
Oh zip it THEK, seriously. Licensing payments for what? A fucking tablet form factor?
Get a grip. Apple aren’t owed a fucking penny.
June 2009: http://techcrunch.com/2009/06/03/crunchpad-the-launch-prototype/
I think the person that needs to zip it is you.
That’s how the system works. If you are found to be infringing you’re technically taking money from the other company. If you’re found not to be infringing you haven’t been taking any money and the other company has actually taken anything monetary from you, unless the other company wants their costs paid. Didn’t happen in this case. Apple were told to say sorry.
I was talking generally when responding to locust.
As for your link, it proves nothing.
http://www.idownloadblog.com/2012/07/18/early-2000-ipad-prototype-jobs-said-was-only-good-for-surfing-the-web-in-the-bathroom/
How about you read comments properly before jumping down the poster’s throat?
you seem to forget that unlike this case, Samsung still has the Appeal decision to come and judging by the general clusterfudge the trial was it shouldn’t bee too hard to get the ridiculous ruling overturned.
I hope there is a new ruling, that is virtually the same as the current ruling but with less holes than the current verdict.
Tell me THEK, if Apple’s iPad design was so new and innovative, how come everyone knew what the iPad was going to look like before being released?
http://www.macpredictions.com/2010/01/introducing-all-new-islate-with-magic.html
http://lewmoorman.com/hey-print-media-the-tablet-is-your-last-big-c
http://blog.smow.com/2010/01/from-irmann-desk-to-islate-a-history/
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1246435/Apple-tablet-New-iSlate-details-leaked-publishing-chief.html
http://article.wn.com/view/2012/07/18/Images_of_10yearold_iPad_prototype_surface_during_patent_tri/
Etc. etc. etc. I could show you hundreds more. NOT. AN. ORIGINAL. OR. INNOVATIVE. DESIGN.
Regarding the Crunchpad prototype – the link before proves everything; there are countless similar links I could also give you, that show actual prior art. If you really, genuinely believe that Apple came up with this form factor, then you are absolutely blinkered beyond belief.
That Apple has the audacity to pretend they came up with this design is one of the main reasons everyone fucking hates the corporation these days.
You still haven’t engaged your brain. My reply to locust was explaining why why has happened has happened. I used the Samsung, Apple companies because this article just so happens to be about Samsung and Apple.
I’m not getting into an argument about Samsung and Apple because that was in no way my intention. So you can spout as much crap as you like. I’m done with this conversation.
Jolly good, so you concede that Apple didn’t design the flat rectangle and that Apple’s design patents are all bullshit as proven by the mountainous quantity of prior art. Excellent.
Don’t really think that was in my comment. But believe what you want to believe.
And yes, I get that your later comment was general, but your original comment was “this is a ridiculous judgement” so I’m hardly off your topic…
Your original comment was all about Samsung not owing Apple any money, that has nothing to do with this article, you just couldn’t control yourself.
Are you mental? Of course Samsung not owing Apple any money is relevant to this article.
Apple’s delicious public apology is one outcome of the case, Samsung owing Apple money would be the opposite outcome.
“nothing to do with it”, fucking lol
In reply to your other reply. Becuase, you know, Gizmodo UK has a poor comment system.
Like I said, the comment you replied to was about me correcting what another person had said.
If companyA is infringing then companyB has lost out on money, therefore companyA must pay companyB.
If companyA is found to not be infringing, companyB does not owe money and the court case could be dropped without any further action. However companyB can be penalised for submitting a court case that basically wasted time and money.
I mentioned Samsung and Apple because that was what he was referring to.
I knew you hated Apple but I didn’t think your views would get in the way of your common sense.
They are in the big ol USofA! Even you know that…
I don’t see what that has to do with it.
A forced apology is meaningless, everyone knows Apple is never gonna be sorry to Samsung..,