Did Apple Mislead Judge into Granting That Injunction?

One of the screenshots Apple used to persuade the Regional Court in Düsseldorf last week that Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 is a dead ringer for its iPad 2 and should therefore be barred in all of Europe except Holland because it infringes Apple design rights is inaccurate according to WebWereld.nl, a Dutch IDG publication, which went scurrying off to tell Samsung all about it. The point of the look-and-feel comparison on page 28 of Apple’s complaint (see below) is ostensibly to show that Samsung copied the iPad’s rounded corners, flat surface, metallic frame and icons. However, side-by-side the two devices look to be the same size when in reality they’re not.

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