A very important decision from the UK High Court.

A very important decision from the UK High Court. Apple's design arguments dismissed by referring to 50 examples of prior art.

Originally shared by Nicolas Charbonnier

UK High Court dismisses Apple’s design arguments vs Samsung by referring to 50 examples of prior art
Apple's design patent claims have been dismissed by the UK High Court by simply referring to 50 designs that were previously created or patented, from before 2004. These include the Knight Ridder (1994), the Ozolin (2004), and HP’s TC1000 (2003). The court found numerous Apple design features to lack originality, and numerous identical design features to have been visible in a wide range of earlier tablet designs from before 2004.

With 50 examples of prior art dating back nearly 20 years, Apple has no such further claims to make!

The same easy case of simply showing prior art can simply be used by all other Android makers when defending themselves against bogus Apple patent lawsuits!
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