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Samsung ordered to pay Swatch Group $11.6 million in trademark lawsuit

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A London court ordered Samsung Electronics to pay Swatch Group $11.6 million in damages over third-party smartwatch apps that copied luxury watch dials. Judge Marcus Smith said offering apps bearing Swatch Group brands free or at low prices was damaging to those brands.

Why it matters: The ruling suggests that distributing third-party digital watch faces can expose platform operators to substantial liability over traditional watchmakers' trademarks.

Summary written by WristBible's AI editor from the publishers' reporting. “Why it matters” is interpretation, not confirmed reporting.

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