Bangalore: Samsung Electronics Co. has finally won the court victory over its chief rival, Apple Inc.

The British High Court judge Colin Birss has ruled that Galaxy Tablets produced by Samsung do not breach the copyright rules as it has not adopted Apple’s popular iPad design.

It has been observed that Samsung tablets do not resemble iPads because they are, in judge’s own words, “not as cool.” Birss judged that Galaxy tablets do not possess the understated and extreme simplicity that an Apple iPad has. The overall impression it produces is different.

Birss observed that the two unique features that differentiated the Galaxy Tab from the iPad are, first, the Galaxy tabs are thinner than the iPad; and second, the former has “unusual details” on its back which the latter do not have. Whether this “unusual details” included something else other than the name “SAMSUNG” is not mentioned.

Currently, Apple and Samsung are involved in similar infringement suits on four continents, mostly related to smartphone and tablet designs. Apple claims that most of the smartphone and tablets introduced by Samsung has copied from Apple designs, which is recurrently denied by Samsung. Samsung instead argues that Apple’s rigid legal strategy is a hindrance for other companies, which are experimenting with innovations in mobile technology.

This ruling would not bring a sudden end to the battle between the two, however. In the recent history, Apple was successful in temporarily banning the sales of Galaxy Tabs in the United States. Later Samsung won Apple’s law suit against its high-end Nexus Smartphone.

The legal battle between the two big names in the smartphone industry has, however, a disastrous impact on the customers.