Apple Loses Tablet Copyright Appeal Against Samsung - NYTimes.com

tbd if this British court ruling is a leading indicator

"The Court of Appeal upheld its judgment that despite some similarities, Samsung did not infringe Apple's design, in part because its products were "not as cool" as the iPad.
The U.S. company was instructed to run ads saying the Korean company did not copy the iPad, both on its website and in selected newspapers."

Apple Loses Tablet Copyright Appeal Against Samsung - NYTimes.com