Samsung must pay Swatch Group US$11.6 million over ‘knock-off’ smartwatch faces

One day2 outlets reported this in 2 reports over 1 day

After publishing: 1 headline quietly rewritten, 1 URL changed2 changes

robbreport.comseen 29 Aug, 17:31headline rewritten
~~Samsung Must Pay Swatch $11.6 Million Over Replicated Smartwatch Faces~~Samsung Must Pay Swatch $11.6 Million for Replicating Luxury Watch Faces
Channel News Asiaseen 30 Aug, 03:16URL changed
now resolves tocnaluxury.channelnewsasia.com/obsessions/samsung-swatch-group-us11-6-million-luxury-watch-trademark-case-295196

All 2 reports on Thu, 27 August 2026

What it is about

Samsung Swatch Group Omega Longines Tissot Breguet Blancpain London Marcus Smith Nicole Hoey Bloomberg News Of The Swatch Group Swatch High Court Boston, Massachusetts, United States London, London, City Of, United Kingdom Swiss South Korean

Who published it, and when

original reportedited after publishingfirst to report

Channel News Asia

robbreport.com

27 Aug, 06:02over 10 hours27 Aug, 16:00

How it spread - 2 original reports

Thu, 27 August 2026
2 reports
- Channel News Asia06:02first to report
  Samsung must pay Swatch Group US$11.6 million over ‘knock-off’ smartwatch faces
  URL changednow cnaluxury.channelnewsasia.com/obsessions/samsung-swatch-group-us11-6-million-luxury-watch-trademark-case-295196
  The digital watch faces mimicked designs from brands including Omega, Longines, Tissot, Breguet and Blancpain, with a London judge ruling that their presence on Samsung’s app store damaged Swatch Group’s interests.
- robbreport.com16:00edited after publishing
  Samsung Must Pay Swatch $11.6 Million for Replicating Luxury Watch Faces
  previously~~Samsung Must Pay Swatch $11.6 Million Over Replicated Smartwatch Faces~~
  Samsung must pay Swatch Group nearly $12 million by a High Court judge for permitting its smart watches to display digital copies of watch faces.