karl
July 10th, 2012, 03:47 AM
Samsung’s Galaxy tablet computer is not ‘cool’ enough to be confused with Apple’s iPad, a judge has ruled.
The American electronics giant had argued the Samsung Galaxy Tab was too similar to their own product, but the claim was dismissed today at London’s High Court.
Judge Colin Birss QC said: ‘They do not have the same understated and extreme simplicity which is possessed by the Apple design. They are not as cool.’
He said consumers were not likely to get the two tablet computers mixed up and ruled the Samsung tablets do not infringe Apple’s registered design.
‘The informed user’s overall impression of each of the Samsung Galaxy Tablets is the following: From the front they belong to the family which includes the Apple design; but the Samsung products are very thin, almost insubstantial members of that family with unusual details on the back,’ he said.
‘The overall impression produced is different.’
The judge said that while the Tab and iPad look similar from the front, he noted differences in the thickness and details on the backs of the devices.
‘There are some minor differences but to my eye there are two major differences. The most important difference between the Samsung Galaxy tablets and the Apple design is the thinness of the Galaxy tablets. The next most significant difference is the detailing on the back of each of the tablets.’
The judge added: ‘To an informed user, the Galaxy tabs do not merely look like a thin version of the Apple design, they look like a different, thinner design of product.’
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The American electronics giant had argued the Samsung Galaxy Tab was too similar to their own product, but the claim was dismissed today at London’s High Court.
Judge Colin Birss QC said: ‘They do not have the same understated and extreme simplicity which is possessed by the Apple design. They are not as cool.’
He said consumers were not likely to get the two tablet computers mixed up and ruled the Samsung tablets do not infringe Apple’s registered design.
‘The informed user’s overall impression of each of the Samsung Galaxy Tablets is the following: From the front they belong to the family which includes the Apple design; but the Samsung products are very thin, almost insubstantial members of that family with unusual details on the back,’ he said.
‘The overall impression produced is different.’
The judge said that while the Tab and iPad look similar from the front, he noted differences in the thickness and details on the backs of the devices.
‘There are some minor differences but to my eye there are two major differences. The most important difference between the Samsung Galaxy tablets and the Apple design is the thinness of the Galaxy tablets. The next most significant difference is the detailing on the back of each of the tablets.’
The judge added: ‘To an informed user, the Galaxy tabs do not merely look like a thin version of the Apple design, they look like a different, thinner design of product.’
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Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2170986/Samsung-wins-patent-battle--judge-rules-clunky-Galaxy-Tab-cool-look-like-Apples-iPad.html#ixzz20CvlYlFe