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As reported in TechNewsWorld online on February 2, 2012:
Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) has suffered a setback in its multicountry, extremely complex, and seemingly everlasting patent fight with Samsung. In the latest episode, its request to ban Samsung from selling two devices in Germany — its Galaxy Tab 10.1N tablet and its Galaxy Nexus smartphone — was rejected by the Munich Regional Court.
This particular dispute began last April when Apple filed suit against Samsung for infringing its mobile device patents in these products, citing how similar they looked to Apple’s iPad and iPhone. Samsung countersued, but Apple was able to win an injunction. Samsung then reworked the design of its Galaxy Tab 10.1, calling it the “Galaxy Tab 10.1N.” It is this newer version that the judge has said may be sold in Germany.
This is a double blow to Apple, said Scott Dangler, a business litigation attorney for Gunster.
Prior to this latest ruling, it appeared that Apple had the upper hand.
Read the entire article: Samsung Galaxy Tab Design-Around Passes Muster With German Court
