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UK court says Apple notice was 'false and misleading,' orders full repayment of Samsung's legal costs
Apple will have to open up its wallet to Samsung thanks to "false and misleading" information it published in a court-ordered
statement. The decision stems from an earlier UK high court ruling ordering Cupertino to post an apology on its British
website stating that the Galaxy Tab didn't copy the iPad. However, according to a new judgement by the the Court of Appeal
of England and Wales, the apology it issued contained statements "calculated to produce confusion," like references to
unrelated, favorable judgements.
Though Apple issued a second apology, the court is taking the unusual step of forcing it to pay all of Samsung's legal
fees for the entire case on an "indemnity basis" -- in other words, to compensate the Korean maker for losses suffered
due to the original statement.
Apple will have to open up its wallet to Samsung thanks to "false and misleading" information it published in a court-ordered
statement. The decision stems from an earlier UK high court ruling ordering Cupertino to post an apology on its British
website stating that the Galaxy Tab didn't copy the iPad. However, according to a new judgement by the the Court of Appeal
of England and Wales, the apology it issued contained statements "calculated to produce confusion," like references to
unrelated, favorable judgements.
Though Apple issued a second apology, the court is taking the unusual step of forcing it to pay all of Samsung's legal
fees for the entire case on an "indemnity basis" -- in other words, to compensate the Korean maker for losses suffered
due to the original statement.
