Swiss Court Orders Samsung to Pay Swatch $11.6 Million Over Trademark Infringement

Samsung ordered to pay Swatch millions in trademark suit

Swiss watchmaking group Swatch has won its long-running legal battle in London against Samsung over counterfeit digital watch dials. The South Korean tech giant will have to pay the Biel-based watchmaker $11.6 million. Swatch had claimed $170 million in damages for trademark infringement, whilst Samsung Electronics was only prepared to pay $301. The British High Court has now ruled that the South Korean group must pay ten brands belonging to the Swiss watchmaker a total of $11.6 million (CHF9...

By swissinfo.ch