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Apple loses tablet copyright appeal against Samsung Oct 18th 2012, 10:47 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Best Buy to sell its own tablet for $239-$259: source Tue, Oct 16 2012 Amazon in talks to buy TI mobile chip arm: paper Mon, Oct 15 2012 UPDATE 3-Amazon in talks to buy TI mobile chip arm-paper Mon, Oct 15 2012 Apple to host October 23 event, iPad mini expected Fri, Oct 12 2012 U.S. court clears Samsung phone, hands Apple setback Thu, Oct 11 2012 Analysis & Opinion Motorola loses bid to reshape crucial trial on essential patents Do all patent-related malpractice suits belong in federal court? Customers gather outside an Apple store before the release of iPhone 5 in Munich early September 21, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Michael Dalder By Stephen Eisenhammer LONDON | Thu Oct 18, 2012 6:47am EDT LONDON (Reuters) - Apple Inc lost its appeal of a ruling that its rival Samsung's Galaxy tablet computer did not copy Apple's registered tablet designs in a British court on Thursday. The world's two leading smartphone makers are fighting over patents, both for smartphones and for tablets, in courts around the world. The decision is valid throughout Europe and should prohibit further legal disputes between the two companies over the design of tablets such as the iPad in the region. The Court of Appeal upheld a British High Court judgment that despite some similarities, Samsung did not infringe Apple's design, in part because its products were "not as cool". Samsung welcomed the decision saying in a statement, "we continue to believe that Apple was not the first to design a tablet with a rectangular shape and rounded corners". Apple was not immediately available for comment. The company has been instructed to run ads saying that Samsung did not copy its registered tablet designs, both on its website and in selected newspapers. Apple can appeal to the Supreme Court. "I expect this will be the end of the line. An appeal to the supreme court is in principle possible but there has been no indication so far that Apple plan such an appeal", Darren Smyth partner at eIP, a specialist IP law firm, told Reuters. "For the design of tablets in Europe this should be the final word." (Reporting by Stephen Eisenhammer; Editing by Paul Sandle) 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 (1) One thing we have learned about Apple. They are sore losers in a market they are in. Maybe that stems from decades of PC sales killing Mac sales. Maybe its because Apple now must keep finding ways to increase profits to satisfy greedy stock holders. Whatever the case I think Apple's true business model has come out in the last year and its not pretty. Oct 18, 2012 7:08am EDT  --  Report as abuse See All Comments » Add Your Comment

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