Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1N is a modified version of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 whose sales were blocked in Germany following a lawsuit filed by Apple. A German court decided that the Samsung tablet infringes Apple's patents and ordered that the product no longer be sold. Those from Samsung have stopped sales but have designed a new tablet that is slightly different from the initial version and the differences are only related to the external design.
Well, the Apple company did not agree with the launch of this new version of the tablet and submitted a request to a German court stating that it wants to block the sales of the new product. Yesterday, a preliminary hearing was held in the new trial and the president of the trial panel declared that Samsung would have modified the tablet enough to differentiate it from Apple's product. Moreover, the judge claims that manufacturers try to copy original designs anyway and that users are vigilant and know what the original products of the companies look like and those who buy Samsung tablets do not do it to deceive others that they have tablets iPad.
"Consumers are well aware that there is an original and that competitors try to use similar designs, so buyers are vigilant when looking at products," Brueckner-Hofmann said. "We don't think that someone buys a Samsung (005930) to make his table neighbor at the coffee house believe he owns an iPad.
To be honest, the explanation seems to me to be extremely childish and unworthy of a judge. It is true that manufacturers will try to copy products, but the judges' job is to ensure that the law is respected regardless of the wishes of consumers or manufacturers. Regardless of our opinion, the judges will make a decision most likely next year.
