A British court will force Apple to apologize publicly to Samsung

Patent war Apple and Samsung underway since April 2011, and today the company is much battered each other nerves, rescued considerable compensation and with varying degrees of success defending in the courts around the world for their rights. Another battle, but won by the Koreans: the British Court of Appeal acknowledged that the Korean manufacturer did not violate Apple's patents on the iPad design.

Based on the conclusion of the lower court, the Court of Appeal of the United Kingdom agreed that the tablets of the Galaxy series in no way affect the competitor's patents. To a large extent because «Galaxy Tab is not so good and cool as the iPad», - these are the words of the judge.

Back in July, Judge Colin BIRSS (Colin Birss) of the Supreme Court has ordered Apple to publish an official statement on the the company's website, as well as in magazines and newspapers, that the Korean company did not violate the rights of Apple, creating their own tablets. Of course, Apple's been very unhappy with the decision of even appealed. So a public apology had been postponed until better times. Now, however, it becomes clear that they still have to publish.

What exactly will be discussed in these apologies is still unknown. But, according to some reports, Apple's demand that they were printed in "hellish" in Arial font size 14. It is not too corresponds to aesthetic pretensions of the American company that could further anger her guide.

Samsung representatives of triumph: "We are very happy about this court decision, which confirms that our development Galaxy Tab did not violate Apple patent rights. We have stayed true to their belief that our competitors are not the first who came up with the plate of rectangular shape with rounded edges. A similar design can be seen in many other manufacturers, and he appeared visibly before the first iPad saw the light. And if Apple will continue to challenge this obvious fact in the courts in different countries, it can hurt innovation and competition in the industry of mobile gadgets, and consumer choice will be very limited. "

[via PCMag]