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German Court Upholds Ban On Samsung Galaxy Tab

Posted by Soulskill on from the win-some-lose-some dept.

With his first posted submission, ctusch writes "It seems Samsung has finally lost the battle against Apple in Germany. Today the district court in Düsseldorf ruled that Samsung must not sell its Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Germany. Furthermore, it has banned Samsung Germany from selling the Galaxy Tab 10.1 anywhere in Europe."

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  1. Can anyone tell me... by recoiledsnake · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Can anyone tell me why this isn't prior art?

    http://techcrunch.com/2009/07/04/crunchpad-prototype-coming-this-month-be-available-asap/
    http://techcrunch.com/2008/07/21/we-want-a-dead-simple-web-tablet-help-us-build-it/

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  2. Re:"Minimalistic Design" by toriver · · Score: 3, Insightful

    The Nike "swoosh" is also a "minimalist design". Yet if I make a logo that looks almost the same, except I put a pink dot in the middle of mine, Nike are still going to haul my ass to court.

  3. Re:Apple by kelemvor4 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Except that the real reality is that Apple ripped off the design of many tablets that came before it.... Damn those pesky facts, they always get in the way of a good argument!