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“Apple has won a preliminary injunction blocking the sale of Samsung's Android-based Galaxy Tab fondleslab across almost all of the European Union.
The Samsung tablet went on sale in Britain just last week.
According to a Google Translation of a report from German news agency dpa, the Regional Court of Dusseldorf has granted Apple an injunction against the sale and marketing of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 everywhere in Europe save the Netherlands.
Samsung can appeal, but until a motion is heard, the injunction will take effect. The Jobsians have launched a separate suit against the South Korean manufacturer in the Netherlands.
Apple won the German injunction based on a claim that the Galaxy Tab infringed on a European "Community Design" – a legal right to a design that spans the EU – related to the iPad 2 (number 000181607-0001). The Jobsians insist that the Samsung tablet copies parts of the hardware, the user interface, and even the packaging for the latest Apple fondleslab. In other countries, Apple has sued Samsung claiming patent infringement.”
“Apple has won a preliminary injunction blocking the sale of Samsung's Android-based Galaxy Tab fondleslab across almost all of the European Union.
The Samsung tablet went on sale in Britain just last week.
According to a Google Translation of a report from German news agency dpa, the Regional Court of Dusseldorf has granted Apple an injunction against the sale and marketing of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 everywhere in Europe save the Netherlands.
Samsung can appeal, but until a motion is heard, the injunction will take effect. The Jobsians have launched a separate suit against the South Korean manufacturer in the Netherlands.
Apple won the German injunction based on a claim that the Galaxy Tab infringed on a European "Community Design" – a legal right to a design that spans the EU – related to the iPad 2 (number 000181607-0001). The Jobsians insist that the Samsung tablet copies parts of the hardware, the user interface, and even the packaging for the latest Apple fondleslab. In other countries, Apple has sued Samsung claiming patent infringement.”
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Of course it's about sales, Apple must be afraid the competition may start to harm their profits.