German Tribune

In the first ruling one of Samsung’s patent-infringement claims against Apple in Germany, Mannheim Regional Court judge Andreas Voss gave the verdict in favor of Apple.

Despite the fact that the full-detailed written ruling is yet to be made available officially, Judge Voss reported dismissed Samsung’s claims which involved EP 1,005,726; a patent which chiefly pertains to the 3G/UMTS wireless telecommunications standard.

South Korean electronic giant Samsung may soon be allowed to sell its redesigned Galaxy Tab tablet in the, thanks to a German court's preliminary ruling that the redesigned tablet is not a copycat version of Apple's iPad.

Previously, the German court had ruled in favor of Apple, forcing the South Korean manufacturer to modify its Galaxy Tab 10.1 and name it Galaxy Tab 10.1N.

But, the Cupertino, Calif.-based gadget maker challenged even the redesigned version of the Galaxy Tab and requested the court for an injunction on the distribution of the devise in Germany.

Another revelation on the matter of prohibition imposed on Samsung on selling and promotion of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet in Germany, takes away all the reasons from Apple to rejoice.

As per the ruling of the court, the ban has been imposed only on the Samsung store and not on the other electronic device selling stores. The product has not been prohibited to be sold in Germany, by the manufacturing company Samsung.

Samsung Electronics, the South Korean IT giant has, reportedly, received an order from the German court to put a stop on the display of the company’s new product i. e. the tablet computer at IFA Berlin, Europe's largest electronics show.

And, to comply with a Düsseldorf court's decision, the company decided to suspend all the sales of its new Galaxy Tab 7.7. Moreover, Samsung also put a stop on the display of its new tablet at last week’s IFA trade show in Berlin as per order from the court.

Samsung 7.7 inch Galaxy Tab was pushed out of trade fair of Germany, on Saturday, due to the wrangle it has been facing by the giant Apple.

Apple has won the court ban over the Galaxy Tab which led Samsung to remove its gadget from the IFA technology conference in Berlin.

The Samsung Blog had notified that the company had already exhibited a label stating "Not for Sale in Germany". Samsung has also detached an online video which included a launch section for the promotion of the device.

The blog stated, "It's as if the tablet never happened".

In a much awaited decision, a German court has ruled in favor of Apple to make sure that Samsung shelves out its latest Galaxy tablet and Samsung did so.

The souring relation between Apple and the South Korean electronics maker has been talk of the industry since April over seeking meaty share in the Google's Android phones segment, as Samsung’s Galaxy Tab and Galaxy S2 devices were in direct competition with Apple's iPad 2 and iPhone 4.

“It’s regrettable that they repeatedly suffocate Samsung Electronics with domestic logic”, said Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Mr. Choi Gee-sung, who came to the German capital to attend Europe’s largest electronics exposition IFA 2010.

On Friday, the world's largest electronic affair began in Berlin, in which gadget master like Samsung and LG are also taking part. The event is being used by the two to promote their new generation smartphones and other gadgets.

This year's theme for the event is "three dimensional and smart". The electric manufacturers were seen following the theme throughout the day. The introduction of 3D was welcomed by the world with enthusiasm and zeal.

On Tuesday, the Dusseldorf Regional Court has announced that the ban over Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 will remain till Germany only and won’t be enforced throughout the whole Europe.

Court Spokesman Peter Schuetz informed, “The judges decided to limit the enforceability for now because there are doubts whether a German court has so a wide a jurisdiction over a company based in Korea”.

The ban was enforced over the tablet following the legal battle between Apple and Samsung.

To touch the heart of those who prefers their mobile phones to be a sporty one with rugged looks, recently, the latest Galaxy SII has been launched in Germany. This model is an add-on in the list of already existing Galaxy range and has almost similar looks to that of Galaxy XCover.