A U.K. judge this week ordered Apple to publicly state that Samsung did not copy the iPad with its Galaxy Tab tablets.
As reported by Bloomberg, Judge Colin Birss of the High Court ordered Apple to post a note on its website and publish an ad in magazines and newspapers to say that Samsung did not rip off Apple when it designed its tablets.
That is, of course, the basis for Apple's ongoing patent suit against Samsung. Cupertino last year accused Samsung of "slavishly" copying the iPad and iPhone with its Galaxy line of devices and the case has since expanded to a number of courts around the globe.
The news comes shortly after the High Court ruled that Samsung's Galaxy Tab tablets do not infringe on patents held by Apple.
Samsung did not immediately respond to a request for comment. But in a statement after Judge Birss's July 9 ruling, the company said "Samsung believes Apple's excessive legal claims based on such a generic design right can harm not only the industry's innovation as a whole, but also unduly limit consumer choice."
It's likely you might not ever see the Apple admission, however. Apple plans to appeal, Bloomberg said.
Not everyone agrees with the U.K. court's assessment. Earlier this month, Samsung lost a bid to temporarily halt a ban on its Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet in the U.S. The tablet was also banned in Germany until Samsung developed a modified version of the device.
Earlier this week, Samsung acquired handset technology and patents from CSR for $310 million.
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