Samsung ordered to pay Swatch Group $11.6 million for trademark infringement

trademark infringement Swatch Group Samsung digital watch faces intellectual property

The High Court of Justice of England and Wales has ordered Samsung Electronics to pay 11.6 million dollars to the Swatch Group following a long-running legal battle over trademark infringements. The ruling, made public on August 26, addresses the use of counterfeit digital watch faces on Samsung's Galaxy App Store.

Between October 2015 and February 2019, various applications imitating Swatch Group brands—including Longines, Omega, Tissot, Breguet, Blancpain, Jaquet Droz, Glashütte Original, Hamilton, and Mido—were available for download. These watch face apps were downloaded approximately 160,000 times across the United Kingdom and the European Union.

While Swatch Group had originally sought 170 million dollars in damages, the court's decision significantly differs from Samsung's initial offer of 301 dollars. Swatch Group representatives stated that the company had attempted to minimize the severity of the counterfeiting throughout the proceedings.

Entities

High Court of Justice of England and Wales · Longines · Omega · Samsung Electronics · Swatch Group

Claims

What the coverage asserts, and how many sources carry each claim.

[● 3 SOURCES] Samsung is ordered to pay Swatch Group 11.6 million dollars in damages. www.radiolac.ch · www.letemps.ch · www.watson.ch
[● 3 SOURCES] The High Court of Justice of England and Wales issued a judgment on August 26 regarding the trademark dispute. www.radiolac.ch · www.letemps.ch · www.watson.ch
[● 3 SOURCES] Swatch Group stated that Samsung attempted to minimize the scale and severity of the trademark infringements. www.radiolac.ch · www.letemps.ch · www.watson.ch
[● 3 SOURCES] The infringing watch face applications were downloaded approximately 160,000 times in the UK and the EU. www.radiolac.ch · www.letemps.ch · www.watson.ch
[● 3 SOURCES] Samsung Electronics initially offered to pay only 301 dollars in damages. www.radiolac.ch · www.letemps.ch · www.watson.ch
[● 3 SOURCES] The counterfeit watch face applications were available on the Samsung Galaxy App Store between October 2015 and February 2019. www.radiolac.ch · www.letemps.ch · www.watson.ch
[● 3 SOURCES] Swatch Group originally sought 170 million dollars in damages for trademark infringements. www.radiolac.ch · www.letemps.ch · www.watson.ch
[● 3 SOURCES] The court found trademark infringements involving ten specific Swatch Group brands. www.radiolac.ch · www.letemps.ch · www.watson.ch

Sources

Retour des camps à Château-d'Oex pour les écoliers veveysans [www.radiolac.ch]

12 days ago

La justice britannique condamne Samsung à verser 11,6 millions de dollars à Swatch pour imitation de ses marques [www.letemps.ch]

12 days ago

Swatch gewinnt Rechtsstreit und kriegt von Samsung Millionen [www.watson.ch]

12 days ago