A Dutch court on Wednesday ruled that Samsung’s (005930) popular line of Galaxy tablets do not infringe Apple’s (AAPL) design patents. The ruling echoes a similar decision in England from last October, in which a court ruled that the Galaxy Tab 10.1, Galaxy Tab 8.9, and Galaxy Tab 7.7 don’t infringe on the iPad’s design. The Dutch court noted that while the tablets share a similar rectangular shape and rounded corners, the overall design and presentation of the devices are different. Samsung said in a statement to Reuters that the company continues to “believe that Apple was not the first to design a tablet with a rectangular shape and rounded corners,” adding that “the origins of Apple’s registered design features can be found in numerous examples.”
Dutch court rules Samsung’s Galaxy tablets do not infringe iPad design
Published Jan 16th, 2013 12:10PM EST
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