In another chapter of the international legal saga between Apple and Samsung over their intellectual property relating to their tablets (iPad and Galaxy), a UK court made an interesting ruling. While the UK judge found that there was no infringement by Samsung of Apple's design rights, he also will allow Apple to opine that Samsung infringed its design rights. What? Yes, you read that correctly, but wait, it gets better. The same judge ordered Apple to pay for ads in various UK media and on Apple's website to correct the impression that Samsung violated Apple's design rights in the iPad.
From what I understand of this ruling, it is about as schizophrenic as any ruling I have ever seen. On the one hand, the court finds that there is no infringement of Apple's design, requires Apple to place ads stating that Samsung's Galaxy tablets do not copy Apple's iPad design, but allows Apple to claim, as an opinion, that Samsung infringed the design of the iPad. Of course, Apple states that it plans to appeal this ruling. It will be interesting to see if the ruling withstands the appeal.
From what I understand of this ruling, it is about as schizophrenic as any ruling I have ever seen. On the one hand, the court finds that there is no infringement of Apple's design, requires Apple to place ads stating that Samsung's Galaxy tablets do not copy Apple's iPad design, but allows Apple to claim, as an opinion, that Samsung infringed the design of the iPad. Of course, Apple states that it plans to appeal this ruling. It will be interesting to see if the ruling withstands the appeal.
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