Apple apology to Samsung disciplined with fine, iPhone maker must pay Samsung legal fees

Whilst not comparable with Apple’s U. Azines. $1. 05 billion win – which isn’t satisfying to either party mind you, for different reasons, obviously – the fact that Apple has to pay Samsung’s UK legal fees must mean something for South Korean giant and the public.

When did that come about? Well, in case you had missed it, earlier this year the actual Galaxy Tab 10. 1 was declared to get not as cool as the actual iPad, and therefore it was found to get not infringing on Apple patents. The uk court decided that Apple ought to apologize to Samsung publicly, on its local website and also in print. The ruling was appealed by Apple and the company lost.

Which brings us to this particular fall, when Apple started apologizing in order to Samsung. It first posted a prolonged message on its website where it acknowledged the decision and also made sure the reader seemed to be informed on other rulings in other similar cases between two companies, rulings that had been favorable to Apple.

That apology wasn’t great for the court, and Apple seemed to be ordered to reword it. That’s what the corporation did, but it apparently improved the code on its internet site, to make the modified apology visible provided that the user scrolled the webpage downwards.

The wording was indeed changed, although the word “sorry” or any synonym of computer wasn’t found in it. A similar goes for the print apology, which went live sometime between two online versions.
Which brings us to today, when we find out through The Verge that Apple will have to pay Samsung its legal fees, as UK judges did not find Apple’s apology shenanigans funny and thought we would award Samsung a little advantage:

As to the costs (lawyers’ fees) to get awarded against Apple, we concluded that they must be on an indemnity basis. This type of basis (which is higher than the normal, “standard” basis) can be awarded like a mark of the court’s disapproval of a party’s conduct, particularly in regards to its respect for an order on the court. Apple’s conduct warranted this order.

How much will Apple company pay? We may never uncover but patent lawyers are extremely expensive.