Reuters: Technology News: Samsung wins court case against Apple because it's "not as cool"

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Samsung wins court case against Apple because it's "not as cool" Jul 9th 2012, 14:21 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Samsung wins bid to sell Nexus in Apple court battle Fri, Jul 6 2012 Samsung's Galaxy powers record $5.9 billion profit; euro a worry Fri, Jul 6 2012 Judge who shelved Apple trial says patent system out of sync Thu, Jul 5 2012 U.S. Judge rejects Samsung request to lift stay on Nexus sales Tue, Jul 3 2012 Samsung loses bid to lift ban on U.S. tablet sales Tue, Jul 3 2012 Analysis & Opinion Chinese IP awareness, sown by West, bruises Apple iPhone anniversary marks triumph over crisis People try out the Galaxy Tab 10.1 displayed in a store at the headquarters of Samsung Electronics in Seoul July 6, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Lee Jae-Won LONDON | Mon Jul 9, 2012 10:21am EDT LONDON (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics defeated Apple in the latest spat in the rivals' patent wars when a British judge ruled Samsung's Galaxy tablets did not infringe the U.S. company's designs for the iPad because they were "not as cool". In Monday's High Court judgment Judge Colin Birss said that Samsung's Galaxy tablets belonged to the same family as the Apple design when viewed from the front, but the Samsung products were "very thin, almost insubstantial members of that family with unusual details on the back". "They do not have the same understated and extreme simplicity which is possessed by the Apple design. They are not as cool," he said. "The overall impression produced is different." The victory for Samsung comes days after a U.S. appeals court lifted a freeze on sales of its Galaxy Nexus smartphones, although it upheld a lower court's decision to temporarily halt sales of its Galaxy 10.1 tablet. The two companies are waging legal battles in about 10 countries, accusing each other of patent infringement as they vie for supremacy in the mobile device market. Samsung welcomed the British High Court judgment, which it said affirmed its own intellectual property rights while respecting those of other companies. "Should Apple continue to make excessive legal claims in other countries based on such generic designs, innovation in the industry could be harmed and consumer choice unduly limited," Samsung said in a statement. Apple said it had no comment on Monday's judgment, but it reiterated its view on the South Korean company's designs. "It's no coincidence that Samsung's latest products look a lot like the iPhone and iPad, from the shape of the hardware to the user interface and even the packaging," the company said. "This kind of blatant copying is wrong and, as we've said many times before, we need to protect Apple's intellectual properties when companies steal our ideas." (Reporting by Paul Sandle; Editing by Sophie Walker) Related Quotes and News Company Price Related News Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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