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Apple wins in ‘David v Goliath’ right to repair battle
(EurActiv, 3 Jun 2020) Norway’s Supreme Court has upheld a decision by the Court of Appeal, ruling in favour of US tech giant Apple and their claim that an independent smartphone repairer had breached trademark rules by using cheaper repair parts. The decision has sparked an outcry from ‘right to repair’ activists.
Norway’s Supreme Court has upheld a decision by the Court of Appeal, ruling in favour of US tech giant Apple and their claim that an independent smartphone repairer had breached trademark rules by using cheaper repair parts. The decision has sparked an outcry from ‘right to repair’ activists.
The news marks the end of a three-year legal battle between Apple and small business owner Henrik Huseby, after Norwegian police seized 63 imported mobile screens which had been making their way to his premises in 2017.
The shipment had arrived at Oslo’s Gardermoen airport from Hong Kong, and each screen had been emblazoned with an Apple logo, according to the local customs administration.
The standoff between the two parties had been billed as a ‘David v Goliath’ battle, after Huseby won at the Oslo District Court in 2018, with the court finding that he didn’t breach Apple’s trademark due to the fact he had never claimed to have been selling original unused parts.
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EurActiv, 3 Jun 2020: Apple wins in ‘David v Goliath’ right to repair battle
