Samsung Weighs Appeal After UK Court Orders $11.6 Million Swatch Payment
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Updated · 코리아타임스 · Aug 27
Samsung Weighs Appeal After UK Court Orders $11.6 Million Swatch Payment
3 articles · Updated · 코리아타임스 · Aug 27
Summary
Samsung said Thursday it is considering all countermeasures, including an appeal, after London’s High Court ordered it to pay Swatch Group $11.6 million over infringing smartwatch watch faces in the Galaxy app store.
The court found third-party apps copied Swatch brands including Omega, Longines and Tissot, and local media said most damages reflected harmful display of the brand names even when users did not download the apps.
The award was far below the $170 million Swatch had sought but far above Samsung’s argument that it made only about $300 from the apps and caused no loss.
The damages ruling follows a May 2022 High Court finding that Samsung was liable for trademark infringement and a December 2023 appeals court rejection of Samsung’s challenge.