A Dutch court ruled this week that Samsung’s Galaxy tablets do not infringe on certain Apple design patents relating to the iPad.Apple alleged that Samsung copied the rounded edges of its iPad to create the design on the Galaxy Tab 10.1, Galaxy Tab 8.9 and Galaxy Tab 7.7. The Apple case hinged on the principle of Community Design, an intellectual property right in the European Union that says businesses cannot copy the outward appearance of each other’s products.A district court in The Hague disagreed with that claim, however, in a judgment that ruled Samsung’s Galaxy tablets were not infringing on Apple’s design.The ruling goes along with a similar court decision from the UK High Court in London, which Apple appealed and lost again last October.Apple and Samsung did not respond to our requests to comment for this story. With battles being fought on so many fronts, it’s difficult to figure out who is coming out on top more often in the patent battles between the two companies, said Ray Van Dyke, technology consultant and patent attorney in Washington, DC. The two are embroiled in other suits in about 10 countries worldwide.”The recent setback for Apple in the Hague is offset… Read full this story
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