Is this an iPad copy? No, says judge: it's not cool enough

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But a High Court judge yesterday showed he had his finger on the pulse by ruling that a Samsung tablet computer was "not as cool" as Apple's iPad. Judge Colin Birss made the proncouncement as he dismissed Apple's claim that Samsung's Galaxy Tab family of tablet computers had infringed on the iPad. In the ruling, the patent judge said Samsung's products could not be considered copies because they "do not have the same understated and extreme simplicity which is possessed by the Apple design. Colin Fowler, litigation lawyer at law firm Rouse, called it a "notable victory" for Samsung, adding: "Whilst the judge pays Apple a compliment, this may be little comfort given that it is doubtful that many style savvy consumers look to the c ourts for guidance on this issue."