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Apple Granted Injunction Barring Sale of Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 in European Union
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The only info so far is that a judge in Dusseldorf decided on behalf of all of the EU that parts of Samsung's design (e.g packaging) could later be determined to copy Apple's EU-registered designs. Thus a preliminary injunction was issued.
(Apparently actual patents -- not design registrations -- are still decided per country.)
Samsung was not notified or given a chance for defense before the injunction was made. Their appeal will be heard in about a month by the same judge.
Some EU reporters think that Samsung will need only make a few relatively minor UI and packaging changes.
Basically, it seems to be a delaying tactic by Apple to pause Samsung sales while they mount more refined attack vectors.
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I'm with you. This is ridiculous.
I don't know which group is scarier here: the one racist against Asians, or the one with all of the completely delusional "Apple will rule the world" people.
Orwell is turning in his grave.
Wait, you're telling us you can't tell which of these is the iPad ?
Seriously ?
Isn't that the Motorola Xoom ?
Why aren't they being blocked as well?
You really can't figure it out? If you're that blind to why people would be upset at your post (all the multiple reasons), then perhaps you need to take a step back and think about what you're really saying. Or perhaps you really are trolling and now you're trying to play the "I didn't know it would be so upsetting" card, though I'm not really getting that vibe right at the moment.
Hint: It might perhaps interest you to know that most people don't care for the term "fanboy", or at least the negative connotation in which it was used. That's a big part of one reason why I might have voted your post down had I seen it at the time (I have no interest in tracking it down now to do so). It's far from the only reason, of course.
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As I thought.
I wasn't talking to anyone in this forum, yet you seemed to identify with the post and take offense.
The term is used to describe a Fanatic Fan of a product. We have all heard it and I wasn't using the term to insult anyone. My point is that those people exist and we should find out what kind of computer the Judge uses and what his personal views are. I think there is some real bias if not corruption going on because this is insane. The Shape and design are completely different !
Hey, be like that if you want. I was just stating my opinion.
I think a lot of the animosity I receive on this forum is due to my name.
Well, believe it or not, that really is my name.
The Avatar is for "Old Rasputin" ...my favorite beer.
Must admire how the fanboys blindly defend anything that apple does. Anything the other componies supposedly copied is bad for innovation and if apple copies, it's a minor thing.
Except the corrupt judges.
You could easily have said this this way in your first post without having to use the term "fanboy" twice.
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What I think is the low ball move by apple is to wait until right before launch to get the injunction and not even give samsung a chance defend itself. Apple knew about it long before now and just now they are doing it. That to me would be grounds that they should of not been granted it but the system is pretty messed up.
I do stand by what I said that if it is over turn Apple should pay Samsung any loss revenue and cost for it being pulled along with some more on top of that.
I do stand by what I said that if it is over turn Apple should pay Samsung any loss revenue and cost for it being pulled along with some more on top of that.
The biggest issue in Apple's suit has to do with "trade dress", which is patented. As much as all cars today look very similar is not a problem, however each car has unique identifying features that set them apart. In Samsung's case, they even copied Apple's icons right down to the colors used. As another analogy, a student plagiarizes an article, changing a word here or there and moving some text blocks around. It's not an exact copy but it is still is a theft because the work done was not their own. That's what Samsung got caught doing.
There were a lot of "trade dress" patents that Samsung infringed upon that his decision to apply an injunction wasn't all the difficult. Injunctions are very difficult to get applied and speed is important to avoid further damage to the patent holder, Samsung will get a chance to argue their point if it goes to a trial phase. However, they are in a very weak position, or the injunction would have never happened.
It may only take minor changes but Samsung will have to be original this time around...no more plagiarizing someone else's designs. Did you know that Samsung even knocked off how Apple packs their iPad and how the outside of the box looks?
It is that as you say, but it is also much more. If Samsung has to go back to the drawing board and be original for a change, and that takes time, so be it. They should have done it that way the first time around.
If someone is counterfeiting a product (which is what this nearly is) then the legal first step is to stop the distribution of the illegal product and then punish the offender. This will cost Samsung a lot more than just a delayed product launch, there will most likely be other penalties.
No, I think the Xoom should remain in the stores as a stinking rotting reminder of how bad someone can make a rushed attempt to grab some market share at the expense of the consumer.
IU elements AND trade dress. I like Samsung products in general. However, in this case, I believe they were of the mind "we're too big to prevail over."
It is far from a counterfeit product. And due process is due process. There is no excuse not to have it.
I am a big android fan but even I am going to say come on here that is a bogus argument.
I mean by that argument Windows does more updates than OSX. Number system is a numbering system. Android next update is 4.0 coming in October called Ice-cream. The 2.x line yeah those were pretty big updates going 2.0, 2.1, 2,2 and 2.3 but 2.3.2, 3& 4 not so much.
Honey comb 3.1 and 3.2 were just that minor updates to honeycomb.
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No tablet looked like the iPad before the iPad so clearly it is possible to make them look different.
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No tablet looked like the iPad before the iPad so clearly it is possible to make them look different.
You sure about that? Just one page back. Account for technology developmental for size change. I can also go find you some pictures of some older tablets from back then. Just account for technology getting better.
How many different ways can you do a black slab?