The courtroom drama continues to get worse for Samsung as Dutch courts in The Hauge have just issued a ruling asserting the Galaxy S, S II and Ace smartphones do in fact infringe on Apple’s IP. What it means in the not too distant future is that both in The Netherlands and across Europe, Samsung’s best selling line of smartphones (ever) will have to be removed from store shelves.
The small bit of good news is that the ruling isn’t immediate. Samsung will have until October 13th, 2011 to prepare a defense. Still, it’s a bad position to be in.
The new ban on smartphones follows a similar ban pushed forth by the same Dutch court last week over Samsung’s Galaxy Tab tablets. In that previous post, the possibility of Samsung’s moneymaking Galaxy S/S II smartphones facing the same fate was just coming to light.
We’re desperately hoping somebody gives — whether it be Apple, Samsung, some random court, etc. — because as it stands now, useless patent litigation is beginning to destroy the mobile sector.
- Galaxy S/S II/Ace ruling (PDF)
Via: Engadget
