Swatch Group and Samsung Fight Over Watch Designs
Swatch 集團與三星就手錶設計展開法律爭端
Introduction
The Swatch Group wants $170 million from Samsung. A court in the UK says Samsung broke the law.
Swatch 集團要求三星賠償 1.7 億美元。英國法院裁定三星違法。
Main Body
Samsung sells smartwatches. Some apps on these watches copied the look of Swatch brands like Omega and Tissot. This happened in the UK and Europe.
三星銷售智慧手錶。這些手錶中的部分應用程式抄襲了 Omega 和 Tissot 等 Swatch 旗下品牌的外觀設計。此事發生在英國與歐洲。
Swatch says Samsung must pay $170 million. They say their brands are special and expensive. Samsung says this amount of money is too high.
Swatch 表示三星必須支付 1.7 億美元。他們聲稱其品牌具有獨特性且價格昂貴。三星則認為這筆金額過高。
Swatch does not want to make smartwatches. They want their watches to stay rare and expensive. They believe smartwatches are just common tools.
Swatch 並不打算製造智慧手錶。他們希望自己的手錶能維持稀有度與高價。他們認為智慧手錶僅僅是普通的工具。
Conclusion
The court will decide the final amount of money soon.
法院將於近期決定最終的賠償金額。
Vocabulary Learning
💰 Talking about Money & Value
In this story, we see how to describe things that cost a lot of money and things that are basic.
1. The 'Special' Words When something is not common and costs a lot, we use:
- Expensive Costs a lot of money. (Example: Omega watches are expensive.)
- Rare Hard to find; not many exist. (Example: Swatch wants their watches to stay rare.)
- Special Better or different from others. (Example: Their brands are special.)
2. The 'Normal' Words When something is basic or used by everyone, we use:
- Common Found everywhere. (Example: Smartwatches are common tools.)
- High Used here to describe a price that is too much. (Example: The amount of money is too high.)
Quick Tip: Notice the word 'Amount'. We use this word when we talk about a total quantity of money.
- Total money Amount of money.