Samsung’s Digital Dials Infringe Omega Trademark, Court Rules

Consumers shouldn’t be able to download a digital watch dial to make their smartwatches look like a $10,000 Blancpain, a London court ruled.

Digital watch dials offered on the Samsung Galaxy App store violated trade marks for Swiss watch brands including Omega, Blancpain and Tissot, the court said.

By offering applications or downloads of electronic watch dials similar to those found on the Swiss brands’ mechanical timepieces, Samsung Electronics Co. infringed on trademarks controlled by Swatch Group AG, the court said in a ruling issued May 20.

The decision is a victory for the protection of intellectual property ...