Samsung Speaks Out On Australian Galaxy Tab Ban
Samsung has apparently gotten all its legal ducks in a row and has fired back at the recent court ruling that banned the Galaxy Tab 10.1 from sale in the land down under. The court found that the Galaxy Tab likely infringed on Apple’s patents, and barred Samsung from selling the device until the case could be heard next year. Lawyers for Samsung in Australia have filed an appeal of the temporary injunction, saying the judge in the case misunderstood the basic facts of the case and called the ruling “grossly unjust.” Snap.
Apple’s patents in Australia are considerably more broad than in other countries. As such, Samsung’s lawyers are arguing that the judge failed to even evaluate the patents for validity before making a ruling. With the trial not scheduled until March of 2012, Samsung would essentially be locked out of the Market until the iPad 3 was announced.
Apple’s legal team was predictably skeptical of Samsung’s filings. They claim that the judge made no error in judgement, and that the ruling would stand up to scrutiny. While the Tab 10.1 is still technically still banned from sale, some retailers have been importing them on the gray market to sell. How do you think this will shake out?
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Keith E. Whisman
November 27, 2011 at 10:23am
Sounds like Australian Judges will side with the company that gives them the most money. Hey, it's the American way and now it appears that it's the Australian way as well. I'm sure there are other Australian Judges that wouldn't have placed any injunction without a thorough review of all evidence and hearing from both sides but why waste the time if you already have your mind made up.
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Holly Golightly
November 26, 2011 at 1:24am
Of course you can not hide a good quality product at a reasonable price from the people. People will find ways to buy something that is banned. What Apple is doing is being anti-competitive. Listen, a good product will sell itself. This action Apple has taken shows proof that Apple lacks confidence of their products, and as a result... People will question their aggressive actions. To be honest with you, I really feel that Apple has ran out of ideas. They have nothing else revolutionary other than the iPad, which is already so last year. Apple was never like this, so why all of a sudden now? So yeah... Samsung will be the ultimate winner in the ending. Just looks at their futuristic flex-glass OLED phones and tablets... Freaking sick! Beyond what Apple can comprehend.
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warptek2010
November 25, 2011 at 6:24pm
Personally, I'd like to think this drives more people away from Apple products but I never underestimate the power of marketing and brand loyalty.
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