Samsung’s penned a blog post following a German court’s preliminary injunction against the Galaxy Tab 10.1, preventing sales in most of the European Union. The preliminary injunction was filed Tuesday as part of Apple’s campaign against anything that looks remotely like an iPad claim that the Galaxy Tab 10.1 violated a design patent.
Samsung reminds us that an injunction is a temporary measure that halts sales while the full case is being heard, and that it plans to challenge the ruling in court. And that Galaxy Tab 10.1s that have already been distributed to retailers may be sold. (Here’s hoping they stocked up.)
Says Samsung:
It should be noted that this order does not permanently prevent the sale of the GALAXY Tab 10.1 in Europe, but is a temporary measure imposed by the court until the patent claim is heard. Also, products already distributed to German retailers following the launch on August 5 are not affected by this injunction.
Samsung is preparing to challenge this preliminary order in the court in order to have the injunction lifted as soon as possible.
We will continue to take all necessary measures to ensure Samsung’s innovative mobile communications devices remain are available to consumers in Europe and around the world.
This decision by the court in Germany in no way influences other legal proceedings filed with the courts in Europe and elsewhere.
Check out the full post at the link below.
Source: Samsung
