Last year, a UK court decided that some Samsung tablets do not infringe Apple's patents and forced the American company to make this public on its own website, as well as in some widely circulated newspapers. Citing the UK decision, a Dutch court decided today exactly the same thing in a lawsuit filed by Samsung against Apple last year. A court in The Hague decided today that Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, Galaxy Tab 8.9 si Galaxy Tab 7.7 does not infringe Apple's patents, although their shape is similar to that of iPad tablets.
A Dutch court, citing previous decisions in British courts, has ruled that some Samsung Electronics Galaxy tablets do not infringe an Apple design. Wednesday's ruling by a district court in The Hague concerned the rounded corners of Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1, Galaxy Tab 8.9, and Galaxy Tab 7.7. "We continue to believe that Apple was not the first to design a tablet with a rectangular shape and rounded corners and that the origins of Apple's registered design features can be found in numerous examples," Samsung said in a statement.
Practically, Apple loses a new trial against those from Samsung and despite the victory in the USA, the company has not yet received a single cent of the billion awarded by an American jury.
