Katie Marsal
In compliance with a court ruling, Apple has published a statement in a U.K. newspaper advertising that Samsung did not copy the design of the iPad.
Apple's advertisement in The Guardian on Friday. Credit: Tim Acheson.
A picture of the text-only advertisement found in Friday's edition of The Guardian was published by The Next Web. It says that Samsung's Galaxy tablets, specifically the Galaxy Tab 10.1, Tab 8.9, and Tab 7.7, do not infringe Apple's patents.
The advertisement provides readers with links where they can read the full judgement, as well as the appeal filed and lost by Apple. It notes that there is no injunction against Samsung's tablets being enforced anywhere in Europe.
Apple was ordered by Judge Birss to run advertisements on its UK website as well as in British magazines and newspapers, declaring Samsung did not copy the iPad. The Web notice is to remain active at least six months, while other ads would be taken out in various print publications as a consolation for the "damaging impression" Samsung suffered a result of the suit.
Apple did have a statement on its website regarding the court's decision, but it was removed Friday after the U.K. court ordered the company to rewrite the copy. The revised statement, with a larger font size, is expected to soon appear on the front page of Apple's website in its entirety.
Originally the statement was tucked away in the form of a link at the bottom of the page. But Judge Robin Jacob said that Apple's advertisement on its own website was "a plan breach of the order."
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This looks much better than what Apple posted on their UK website. I hope it's OK this time.
Apple complied with the order in full.
Judge got antsy when he found that Apple was more clever than initially suspected.
LOL is all that can be said.
This is unbelievable. People still read newspapers?
great idea... Coach the apology insomuch legalese nobody understands it.. The other way was a bit snarky this way is absolutely perfect insofar that Apple gets their point across and the judge understands legalese and that's what you are aiming for... so they that should do that on the webpage ...totally legalistic... But I do like the idea of putting the apology in contract Phraseology that nobody can understand but a judge/tlawyer. Also I don't think the judge stated that the apology has to be in layman's terms... TL;DR... Baffle 'um with Lawyer Speak.
It doesn't say Samsung did not copy. It says Samsung did not infringe.