Swatch Seeks $170 Million From Samsung Over 26 Watch Faces in UK Court
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Updated · SWI swissinfo.ch in English · Jun 26
Swatch Seeks $170 Million From Samsung Over 26 Watch Faces in UK Court
3 articles · Updated · SWI swissinfo.ch in English · Jun 26
Summary
$170 million is the damages Swatch is asking a London High Court to award over 26 Samsung smartwatch faces that courts have already found infringed its trademarks.
160,000 downloads in Britain and the EU underpin Swatch's claim that the apps offered cheap copies of models tied to brands including Omega, Tissot, Longines and Swatch between 2015 and 2019.
Samsung calls the damages demand exaggerated, arguing Swatch suffered no loss and Samsung gained no significant benefit even though the faces appeared in the Galaxy App Store and were built by third parties.
2022 and 2023 rulings went against Samsung, with the Court of Appeal holding that third-party developers did not shield it; closing arguments are due Friday and the judge will set damages later.
U.S. lawsuits are also pending and are expected to hinge in part on the outcome of the London damages decision.