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Graham · 08-26-2011, 03:17 AM

The reporting yesterday was confused on this. As far as I can see we'll need to wait until the actual ruling on September 9th, but the judge in Germany does seem more disposed than the Dutch court to rule in Apple's favour on look and feel.

As I said above, this could lead to a messy situation where Apple and Samsung duke it out country by country.

However, there was a clear get-out quoted for Samsung, which was that the judge ruled that if Samsung could show that Apple knew by June that the Tab was to be sold in Germany, then Apple's claims of urgency would not hold and the case would dismissed. That's a hard thing to prove, but the Tab was announced back in February, with clearer information released in March, and one would assume that Apple were aware that Samsung intended to sell it in the major markets in Europe.

Graham

08-26-2011, 03:17 AM	#279
Graham Wizard Posts: 2,742 Karma: 32912427 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: North Yorkshire, UK Device: Kobo H20, Pixel 2, Samsung Chromebook Plus	The reporting yesterday was confused on this. As far as I can see we'll need to wait until the actual ruling on September 9th, but the judge in Germany does seem more disposed than the Dutch court to rule in Apple's favour on look and feel. As I said above, this could lead to a messy situation where Apple and Samsung duke it out country by country. However, there was a clear get-out quoted for Samsung, which was that the judge ruled that if Samsung could show that Apple knew by June that the Tab was to be sold in Germany, then Apple's claims of urgency would not hold and the case would dismissed. That's a hard thing to prove, but the Tab was announced back in February, with clearer information released in March, and one would assume that Apple were aware that Samsung intended to sell it in the major markets in Europe. Graham Last edited by Graham; 08-26-2011 at 03:21 AM.