Apple Loses Tablet Copyright Appeal Against Samsung

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Apple has lost its appeal against a ruling that cleared rival Samsung Electronics of copying its registered designs for tablet computers, in a decision which could end the two firms’ legal dispute on the subject across Europe.

The world’s two leading smartphone makers are fighting over patents, both for smartphones and for tablets like Apple’s [AAPL  644.6136   -5.1789  (-0.8%)   ] iPad, in courts around the world.

Britain’s Court of Appeal on Thursday upheld the country’s High Court judgment that, despite some similarities, Samsung’s Galaxy tablet did not infringe Apple’s designs, in part because its products were “not as cool.”

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