Topic: Apple scores European ban on Samsung smartphones

[Simon]

Apple has scored another victory in its patent war with Samsung, with the iPhone rival provisionally ordered to stop selling the Galaxy S, Galaxy S II and Ace smartphones in Europe.

The ruling in a Dutch court comes into effect in seven weeks, and entails a preliminary injunction that blocks sales of the handsets that are sold and distributed in Europe through Holland, where it runs its European logistics base.

According to patent specialist blogger Florian Mueller, who broke the story on the Foss Patents blog, the seven-week grace period could give Samsung time to reorganise its logistics so that one of its Korean subsidiaries could still sell handsets in Europe.

The injunction relates to patents surrounding how users browse galleries, and could be enforceable in many European countries, including the UK.

Read more: http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/369508/apple-scores-european-ban-on-samsung-smartphones

[sam]

Apple FAIL- by doing this they admit they are behind the game.

[Simon]

I can't see it's going to win them any favour in the long run.

[Rik]

Do they care?

[Baz]

not been up with all these latest phones what is it they are trying to say samsung have copied?

if its a touch phone how else can you look at stuff, menus/galleries etc 

[sam]

I think the latest thing is software on how to view photos. All seems rather pedantic.

[Simon]

But the lawyers love it.

[sam]

indeed.

[Glenn]

How long before Google start attacking Apple with some of the 10's of 1000's of Motorola patents?

[Simon]

When they've run out of other things to sue them for? 

[Rik]

Oh to be a patent lawyer.

[sam]

I'm convinced it was one of the things that attracted Google to thee deal. Apple should watch itself.