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Uncategorized Thursday, October 18th 2012 at 8:40 am

Apple Will Actually Have to Run Ads in the U.K. Saying Samsung Didn’t Infringe on Their iPad Patents

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Back in July, a United Kingdom court ruled the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 didn’t infringe on the iPad design patents as claimed by Apple. By filing the lawsuit and dragging Samsung’s name through the mud, the Galaxy Tab 10.1 and Samsung in general were associated with patent infringement and illegal activity in the minds of the people. The United Kingdom court asserted that Apple would have to run what’s basically a giant retraction by taking out advertisements saying Samsung didn’t infringe on their patents in order to rectify the situation. Apple’s just lost their appeal, so it looks like they actually will have to run the ads.

Specifically, Apple must now take out advertisements in British newspapers to counteract the negative impression of Samsung left by both the accusation and the trial. On top of that, Apple’s United Kingdom website must host a banner ad saying something similar for at least six months. If nothing else, this whole debacle is ridiculously embarrassing for the iPhone creator.

Apple had originally managed to get a stay on having to runs the ads so that they could appeal the decision. Now that a High Court appeals judge has sided with Samsung on the matter, Apple will have to just accept the fact that the ads are going to happen. The company will also have to come to terms with the fact that the Galaxy Tab 10.1 officially doesn’t infringe on their patents according to the United Kingdom. Bummer.

(via ZDNet)

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  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002291703668 William Marcum

    This is so awesome, courts should make rulings like this more often.

  • i ronic

    I say they should show them side by side an under put the caption “totally different”.

  • steve

    Haha, my faith in the British justice system has been restored…. well maybe just a little bit!

  • silence

    I don’t understand how one countries court system can find Samsung 100% guilty, and another country can find them 100% innocent.

  • steve

    Well, I guess the British courts are neutral and they assess the evidence on their own merits.

    I might be out of order saying this but I’m sure I’m not the only one thinking it… Apple is an American company, it’s also the biggest company in the world and probably pays a hell of lot in taxes to Washington… The US isn’t exactly highly regarded when it comes to fair play, what with Media companies and likes ‘donating’ vast amount of monies to politicians ect.

    You can work the rest out…

  • Jack Bond

    Um… is it really legal in the UK to force a company to spend money on advertisements for their competitor? That sounds incredibly illegal if not also unethical.

  • steve

    Since its a court thats issued the order, then it must legal. It sounds harsh but I think apple have had something like this coming to them for a long time.

  • Jack Bond

    I’m undecided. Apple has more money than they know what to do with, and I’d put the blame of all this patent nonsense on the broken patent system rather than Apple. Plus that ruling just seems kind of cruel and unusual.

  • Idlethoughts

    Right like that time apple donated tons of money to Obama’s super-pact, oh wait.

    Give me an example of Apple donating or bribing the US government, preferably it’s Judicial branch, before you start connecting dots on your conspiracy diagrams.

  • Antonio Vigliotti

    Haha I just got a galaxy note 10.1 and I love it unlucky Apple!!!!

  • Stealthnugget

    I knew I liked the Brits for some reason.