http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/07/galaxytab7.7.jpg Word around the mulberry bush is that Apple has just won itself a Europe-wide injunction against the sale of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7, in case anyone still wanted to buy that tablet now that the Nexus 7 is out. The decision was taken in-between beer courses at the appeals court in Dusseldorf, but it didn’t all go Apple’s way – Cupertino’s request to have the re-designed Galaxy Tab 10.1 banned too was rejected, having already been turned down at preliminary hearing back in February.
The Tab 7.7 apparently infringes Apple patents that date from 2004 and, such is the power of one little German town, cannot now be sold anywhere in the EU. In contrast, the claim against the 10-inch slate hinged on a “generic design patent,” which a British judge as also vehemently dismissed. Glossing over the 7.7 decision, Samsung says it “welcomes the court’s ruling” with regard to the 10.1N and accuses Apple of using “legal claims” to restrict “design innovation and progress in the industry.”
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Apple wins EU-wide injunction against Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 24 Jul 2012 05:27:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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