Apple Loses UK Appeal; Could End Some Litigation

Apple finds itself in the enraging position of having to deny in print that Samsung copied its iPad technology after losing an appeal to the UK’s Court of Appeals Thursday. It was protesting a High Court decision this summer that the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 couldn’t possibly infringe on Apple’s design patent because it wasn’t as “cool” as the iPad. The High Court said the Samsung tablet didn’t have the “understated and extreme simplicity” of the iPad. It ordered Apple to run ads in British newspapers, such as Daily Mail and the Financial Times, and post a notice on its web site saying Samsung didn’t infringe its patent or break UK law.

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