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Australian Court Blocks Sales of Samsung Galaxy Tablet

Posted by samzenpus on from the no-tablet-for-you dept.

jimboh2k writes "Apple has succeeded in blocking the sale of Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet in Australia until a final hearing can be heard in the case down under. The judgment on Thursday could effectively kill chances of the tablet ever launching properly in Australia after Samsung claimed further delays to the product would threaten hopes of gaining traction."

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  1. Re:Leverage by slydder · · Score: 3, Informative

    Actually no. The situation was stable and acceptable to all involved until Apple bought their way into the mobile industry. Standard practice was to, more or less, do what one wanted as long as the others could too. Certain licensing was required and the big boys held to that, but Apple doesn't want to play with/like the rest. Which more or less means that either they all get together and put a stop to Apple or they wait it out and let Apple deal with all of them one after the other.

    Either way it's a lose lose situation for us.

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  2. Re:Nice rant by recoiledsnake · · Score: 3, Informative

    A big detail you missed, that's true for Germany and Netherlands, not Australia.

    This has to do with two multitouch patents that have everything to do with Android and nothing to do with Samsung. Mobile phones are also vulnerable.

    http://pericles.ipaustralia.gov.au/ols/auspat/applicationDetails.do?applicationNo=2005246219
    http://pericles.ipaustralia.gov.au/ols/auspat/applicationDetails.do?applicationNo=2009233675

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