Apple ordered to run Samsung 'did not copy iPad' adverts

[Lanek]

now the tabs got band around whole of europe? is this apart from uk then?

Only the 7.7 ... lol the judge think it look more like the Ipad and not the 10.1 ( the 10.1 is not touch by this ) .. The story is a bit complicate as Deutshland is part of EBV court who is the european brevet court (something like that ). But it is only the decision of this judge .... actually Samsung will surely push further and ask to remove this ban to the initial authority .






( the image are strangely at the same size, one come from Samsung site and the other from Apple site ( one is a 7.7" tablet and extremly long the ipad is ofc a 9" obviously close to a square, one is made for be keep in one hand and the other you can try if you have big hands . )




(This one should be the proto presented on a show, (photo was taken by a jurnalist for a preview )

[gatecrasherlok]

So Apple when can we see some of this advertising.

[alpha0ne]

So Apple when can we see some of this advertising.

Soon I hope, I need a new screensaver

[rintamarotta]

Design patents that patent "looks" or patents that patent something like swipe should be denied and invalidated, if round corners and clean look can be patented it will only cause harm to competition and restricts innovation.
I could patent round corner and i could kill apple by saying "apple is using my patent without my authorization" and block apple out of market.

[Lanek]

Design patents that patent "looks" or patents that patent something like swipe should be denied and invalidated, if round corners and clean look can be patented it will only cause harm to competition and restricts innovation.
I could patent round corner and i could kill apple by saying "apple is using my patent without my authorization" and block apple out of market.

Its a bit more complicate, without enter the details, you put some "points of value " in the design patent, if you attack someone thoses point should be compared... for the example, in UK and some other country where Apple have attack Samsung on the design, the judge have find at least 55 pnts in the design of Samsung who differentiate the Galaxy Tab from the Ipad.. so he cant conclude to a copy of the Apple design.. what is really strange, is in Deutshland the judge seems have absolutely not work like that and just follow the " square with a screen " claim from Apple .

[naokaji]

Most tablets look very similar, lets face it, essentially the design is almost always rectangular touchscreen in metal / plastic enclosure with no extra physical bits on the outside, exceptions? Sony P, Asus EeePad Slider & Transformer. Which makes it questionable how a court can justify a ban on one specific model of the look a like standard tablets.

[Andrew LB]

In other news, Samsung gets called out in U.S. Court by Federal Judge for destroying evidence!