In the ongoing patent spat between Apple and Samsung over iPhone/iPad design (as well as several other patents) comes another blow for camp anti-Apple groups — Apple has successfully won an injunction on the 10.1″ Samsung Galaxy Tab in Europe following a similar injunction in Australia. Residents of The Netherlands, however, are exempt. The ruling was handed down by the EU’s Regional Court of Dusseldorf.
Any hopes for a speedy appeal are unlikely as it has to be handled by the same judge, taking a minimum of 4 weeks to process. Further compounding matters is a $350k fine for each action of infringement and jail time for Samsung execs should they fail to honor the injunction. Samsung still maintains that their tablets do not under any circumstances infringe on Apple’s design or patents and promise to aggressively fight Apple’s claims as well as the new ruling.
But even still, the damage has been done. It will be weeks before 10.1″ Galaxy Tabs are back on European shelves.
Source: Wirtschafts Blatt
Via: Slashgear
