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Apple Loses Appeal on UK Ruling Requiring Ads Acknowledging Samsung Did Not Infringe iPad Design
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Smart Samsung is smart. Having a lawsuit to have ruling on Apple to advertise for them. Which most people find it childish action but because of this, Samsung knew they gonna draw more attentions from people that like to bash eachother alot. Like macrumors 
You guys don't get it. THIS ISN'T ABOUT COPYING. Even Apple stated the community design in question isn't used in any of their products. This has absolutely nothing to do with whether Samsung copied the iPad, its about whether a community design was infringed. And it wasn't.
I'd wait to see what they put in the advert before deciding on that.
http://mashable.com/2012/07/09/samsung-galaxy-tab-cool-ipad/
Apple: We apologise unreservedly to Samsung for accusing them of copying us. How could we be so wrong? Samsung just aren't COOL ENOUGH.
If it comes to the crunch, then Apple will spin it into an advert ... that will run for six months. Cupertino doesn't tend to lose with grace.
Still, why any judge would believe himself to be an expert on what is and is not 'cool' is beyond me.
this does not matter and will not help samsung sell its lame tablets at all... they are sitting in best buy with dust all over them..lol its funny ... the ipad display is crowded and clean and then there are table full of random dusty tablets just like all those crappy dell PCs..
Apple could argue that the advertisement would be misleading - Samsung has indeed been found to infringe on various Apple patents and design rights, albeit not on the UK. Apple is not going to run an ad that only says Samsung don't infringe at all; I'd expect it to be carefully worded to make reference to these other decisions around the world in Apples favour.
This is because here in the UK we are intelligent enough to realise that you shouldn't be able to patent a SHAPE !!!
What apple should be made to say is "We are sorry to Samsung and the world in general for trying to patent the un-patent-able so that we could prevent others from competing in the market freely"
What apple should be made to say is "We are sorry to Samsung and the world in general for trying to patent the un-patent-able so that we could prevent others from competing in the market freely"
Wrong, the only legal system that has been proven to be flawed is the US one. Your move...
Well, the wording of the court order declaring the design non-infringing specifically said the Samsung design wasn't as "cool" as the iPad's design. That's something to be a bit embarrassed about from Samsung's perspective.
I mean, *literally* in this case, the design wasn't infringing because it *wasn't cool enough*.
I kinda think having an official ruling that your device is not infringing outweighs a comment about it "not being as cool".
As I recall, Apple's punishment is because they didn't await the official ruling but publicly claimed that Samsung was copying as if it was a fact. And then it was found to be unjustified and they need to be punished for their wrongful accusations.
So long as they don't make unfounded allegations (and references to court rulings should satisfy this), they're not being libellous.
The problem with your images is that almost 5 years had passed between the first image and second. You have no idea what was in the product pipeline between then - do you?
You also don't take into account how technology changed in those 5 years as far as prices, quality, components, specs, etc.
You can look at many tech products 5 years apart and see how wildly different they are.
It's possible that Apple will only have to put this on their UK site.
I think a UK court would be ok with the above scenario (that Apple would only have to put it on their UK site)
Again - why do you think that Apple will get to choose what is in this message? The message going on their website will be approve by the very same court ordering them to create it as a "punishment." Do you really think the court will allow anything that undermines their decision?
Seriously.
On apple.co.uk it won't be misleading, they don't have to put the ad on Apple.com or apple.it
Rulings in non-UK territory is completely irrelevant to the UK justice system, it's very doubtful they would allow any references to any non-UK rulings. Apple isn't above the law, they will do what they are ordered by the court of law so any "Apple is not going to do this or that" reasoning is simply arrogant
Yes. Exactly. The court that is reprimanding Apple is totally going to allow THAT as Apple's "ad"
can't win them all....
Can't wait to see the wording of the Ad
Either a play on "Samsung isn't cool enough to copy Apple" bit.... or maybe something that's written in obtuse legalese that nobody can understand.