Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 sales ban in Australia overturned
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An Australian court has lifted its temporary sales injunction against Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet, landing the Korean company a win in its patent battle against Apple in that country.
The sales ban had been in place since October, after Samsung voluntarily pulled the Galaxy Tab 10.1 from shelves in August.
No doubt, Samsung has to be pleased with the reversal of the preliminary injunction, given that the holiday shopping season is in full swing.
This is just the latest development in the Australian patent battle between the two tech giants, which is set to go to trial in March.
And as we’ve reported, the Australian dispute is just one piece of the puzzle. The patent battle between the two companies is raging in the U.S., France and 30 other European countries, as well as Japan, and has spread to encompass not only the Galaxy Tab 10.1, but also Samsung’s Galaxy S, Galaxy S II and Ace smartphones, other Galaxy Tab tablets (all products that run Google’s Android operating system), and Apple’s iPhone and iPad products.
The suits and counter-suits cover disputes over touchscreen technology, the look and feel of products and even how the devices connect to the Internet.
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-- Nathan Olivarez-Giles