Ondrej Holzman Apple is at war with Samsung over several patents, and now it claims one big victory - the Californian company won a German court to temporarily ban the sale of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet in the entire European Union, with the exception of the Netherlands.
Apple has already banned the sale of a rival device it says is a copycat of its successful iPad in Australia, and now the South Korean giant won't make it in Europe either. At least for now.
The whole case was decided by the regional court in Düsseldorf, which finally recognized the objections of Apple, which claims that the Galaxy Tab copies key components of the iPad 2. Of course, Samsung can appeal against the judgment next month, but Shane Richmond of the Telegraph has already pointed out that he would lead the hearing the same judge. The only country in which Apple has not succeeded is the Netherlands, but even there it is said to be taking some further steps.
The legal battle between the two tech giants began in April, when Apple first accused Samsung of infringing several patents related to the iPhone and iPad. At that time, the entire dispute was still being resolved only on the territory of the USA, and the ITC (US International Trade Commission) did not take such drastic measures.
In June, however, Apple also included the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in the case, along with other devices such as the Nexus S 4G, Galaxy S and Droid Charge smartphones. They already claimed in Cupertino that Samsung is copying Apple products even more than before.
Apple did not take any napkins in the lawsuit and called its South Korean competitor a plagiarist, after which Samsung demanded that some measures be taken against Apple as well. In the end, that didn't happen, and Samsung has now had to pull its Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet off the shelves. For example, in the UK, the device went on sale last week, but it didn't last long at retailers.
Samsung commented on the German court's ruling as follows:
Samsung is disappointed by the court's decision and will immediately take steps to protect its intellectual property in the ongoing process in Germany. He will then actively defend his rights all over the world. The request for an injunction was made without Samsung's knowledge and the subsequent order was then issued without any hearing or presentation of evidence by Samsung. We will take all necessary steps to ensure that Samsung's innovative mobile communication devices can be sold in Europe and around the world.
Apple made a clear statement regarding this case:
Source: cultofmac.com, 9to5mac.com, MacRumors.comIt's no coincidence that Samsung's latest products bear a striking resemblance to the iPhone and iPad, from the shape of the hardware to the user interface to the packaging itself. This kind of blatant copying is wrong and we need to protect Apple's intellectual property when other companies steal it.
Nice article!
They are dicks..:-D They think that if they have something first, then they are something more.. Hopefully they will check this..
We will bring them to their knees! Apple will rule the world!
my word :D (:
Neonik: Apple accused Samsung only of what Apple and Samsung accuse each other all the time - it's about patents. The court settled it like this, no one asked for it. My opinion is that competition never hurts, it drives everyone forward whether it's in technology or lowering prices.
this is not about competition, but in my opinion about copying :/
I watched some videos and I don't see any similarity, it only has a display on the front like all tablets, the dimensions are not the same and the system looks quite interestingly different from the OS.
Maybe the packaging.
Samsung - what is it? Who knows? It is an ordinary low-quality brand like Hyundai et al.
If I were to have something from Samsung, it would be the biggest DISGUSTMENT for me! Then how would I never ride him, etc.
Sony and Panasonic - it's a classic!
Does Samsung make some of the best TVs on the market? Think before you say something like that.
Horst killed it :X
Samsung makes the best TVs on the market in terms of picture quality alone. Think before you say something like that. But the rest have shit…
And what else is television about than picture quality? :)
So quickly throw away your iPhone… :P
it can be seen that you are completely mentally naked
What is interesting about the legal wrangling is that this time it will affect the end customer. I think to his greater detriment. In essence, it will only support the gray market, at the same time it will limit the competitive environment in the tablet market, where today unfortunately only one company strongly dominates. This creates an unprecedented situation where even other companies may be afraid to introduce some of their new hits to the European (or EU) market...
So they are already going after the Motorola XOOM. Lukas is right.
God forbid that Apple rule the world, we wouldn't get anywhere technologically in life. It's more than important to have competition, it's fun to release new technologies.
So I also read about that Motorola, I'm sorry that my predictions are starting to come true, but it was to be expected..
As far as I know, this is only a preliminary measure, Apple has not yet won any court and will not win.
They just settle out of court. I wonder if Google will sue Apple for copying Android components, that is, when iOS 5 comes out. The whole dispute seems demented to me, especially when Apple copies everywhere it goes.
And one more thing, Apple didn't invent the tablet and didn't even invent its shape. You just registered it. When Apple registers the bike, no one will be allowed to sell cars?
PS What do they actually want to achieve? So that everyone has an iPad? But neither I nor many other people want to have what others have, they want to have the right to choose. Not having the right to choose is totalitarianism. Especially when the iPad can't do much and nothing can be connected to it. I want a tablet with HDMI and USB, not an iPad.
No one has banned a tablet with HDMI and USB yet :-) That galaxy tab 10.1. It only had a headphone jack and a 30-pin multi-function dock port. But you could buy a adapter for reading memory cards or for HDMI, which is so sophisticated that you can also insert a charging cable into it :-D, well, as a Samsung accessory office, it really killed it :-)
http://notebooky.idnes.cz/nazor-apple-muze-klidne-zakazat-vsechny-tablety-na-svete-pew-/vyrobci.aspx?c=A110811_104548_vyrobci_kuz
I had a Samsung Galaxy for a few days, and I have to say that the user interface is strikingly similar to IOS, the Kies program seems to be copied from a Mac, and the packaging differs only in the charger, (HTC has had exactly the same as Apple since HD2) there is no plagiarism in Asia taken as a bad thing, more like a tribute to a good and quality creation, the rest of the world will probably never understand.
Hand on heart sir, if you produced something for which there is a huge demand, people stand in lines for it for several nights like a Bolshevik for bananas, you would also defend it like an eye in your head by all possible means, wouldn't you? :-) So I do!
And about the quality of Samsung televisions and LCDs... just 5 years ago, Samsung was the largest supplier of LCDs for phones, monitors and televisions in the world. The quality is indisputable and I dare say the best quality of the products in its price category.
But everyone will defend their own, those who have a Samsung will protect and defend it, I also defend Apple and won't let it happen, just for possible reprimands, I drive a VW and I have a Loeve TV
I have 5 fingers, and everyone who was born after me just copies me, that's outrageous, and I'll probably sue them all. Stupid apple bee, a sick vegan insults a golden Samsung, should the tablets be triangular with a wooden display, so Apple doesn't sue them? And why is it that only Samsung is suing, that Apple is afraid, but probably rightfully so, because if I had to choose between anything and something Apple, I would choose anything else. OMG wake up iobs, if you buy something it's yours and you can copy and run whatever you want on there, not just what someone lets you do, plus no one has the right to track you, so go sell that crap from apple , buy a proper machine with real open source and for the rest buy a bag full of apples, and send it to Jobs, so he can eat it properly, but he will emaciate it.
do you know how to get a blonde in a madhouse?? when you tell her to put her iPhone on the charger and play some music in her headphones:D. The user interface in iPhone/iPad is quite intuitive and clear, and they came to the same conclusion with Samsung. just as car companies have come to believe that 4 wheels for a passenger car will probably be the best. I'm also offended when someone says that a Samsung is similar to an iPhone, but I don't see why, a better display, hdmi, micro usb, jack, micro SD, how does Samsung copy the iPhone?:D
Put the sgs1 aa iphone 3gs on the chair in front of you, the first one is a metal frame, the middle button is square, turn it on and look, isn't it weird? Hold your finger on the icon and what happens? Don't the icons tap the same way as on the iPhone? And this way we could compare for a long time…. Samsung doesn't copy at all:-) after all, it looks completely different! I could say exactly the same as you, people, throw away those copies, don't support plagiarists and buy them a collection of laws and they know what they're breaking :-)