Apple Australia is demanding Samsung send it its entire stock of Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablets to be destroyed as part of a legal battle that could soon extend to Samsung's smartphone range.
The Galaxy Tab 10.1's Australian launch was set for this month but Samsung has agreed to halt sales and advertising for the product following action by Apple in the Federal Court yesterday.
An expert on intellectual property law says Samsung's agreement indicates Apple has a case. But whether dump trucks laden with Samsung tablets will be hauling thousands of units to Apple HQ for destruction will have to be determined by the court, which will next hear the case at the end of this month.
Apple has $US76 billion in cash and is using this immense war chest to sue many of the competitors who are using Google's Android platform to challenge the iPad and iPhone's dominance.
Samsung and Apple are at each other's throats in both smartphones and tablets, with the former's Galaxy S II smartphone and Galaxy Tab tablet regarded by critics as being on par with or superior to Apple's offerings.
Recently it was revealed that Apple and Samsung had surpassed Nokia in global smartphone sales and the competition between the two is so heated that Apple and Samsung are now suing each other in no less than nine countries.
"It's no coincidence that Samsung's latest products look a lot like the iPhone and iPad, from the shape of the hardware to the user interface and even the packaging," an Apple Australia spokeswoman said today.
"This kind of blatant copying is wrong, and we need to protect Apple's intellectual property when companies steal our ideas."
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Samsung has not commented on the merits of Apple's action but said the case related to the US version of the Galaxy Tab 10.1, which Samsung has now agreed not to sell in Australia.
It said a version of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 for the Australian market would be released "in the near future" but did not say how this would differ from the US model. Apple may seek injunctions halting the sale of this new model as well if it determines that it is not sufficiently different to avoid infringing Apple's patents.
The suit is laced with irony as Apple is one of Samsung's biggest customers, with the latter manufacturing flash memory for Apple and the iPad's A5 processor.
Apple is also targeting other makers of Google Android smartphones including HTC. The US International Trade Commission recently ruled that HTC infringed on two of Apple's patents. HTC has indicated it will appeal against the ruling, which could see it prevented from selling phones in the US, and has since filed its own lawsuit against Apple in Britain.
Apple is also seeking to prevent HTC from selling its new Flyer tablet and has filed cases against Motorola over separate alleged patent infringements. Just last month Apple settled a similar lawsuit against Nokia.
Globally, Apple's products face significant threats from Google Android competitors, with recent figures from Canalys revealing Android has taken 50 per cent of the global smartphone market, compared with 19 per cent for the iPhone. However, in tablets Apple is still by far the dominant player.
In the Federal Court yesterday, Apple accused Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 of infringing on 10 of its patents including the "look and feel" and touchscreen technology of the iPad, Steven Burley, a lawyer for Apple, told Federal Court Justice Annabelle Bennett.
Apple sought an Australian injunction and also wants to stop Samsung from selling the tablet in other countries, Mr Burley said without specifying where.
Samsung agreed to stop advertising the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Australia and not to sell the device until it wins court approval or the lawsuit is resolved, according to an accord reached by lawyers during a break in the hearing.
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The Galaxy Tab 10.1's Australian launch was set for this month but Samsung has agreed to halt sales and advertising for the product following action by Apple in the Federal Court yesterday.
An expert on intellectual property law says Samsung's agreement indicates Apple has a case. But whether dump trucks laden with Samsung tablets will be hauling thousands of units to Apple HQ for destruction will have to be determined by the court, which will next hear the case at the end of this month.
Apple has $US76 billion in cash and is using this immense war chest to sue many of the competitors who are using Google's Android platform to challenge the iPad and iPhone's dominance.
Samsung and Apple are at each other's throats in both smartphones and tablets, with the former's Galaxy S II smartphone and Galaxy Tab tablet regarded by critics as being on par with or superior to Apple's offerings.
Recently it was revealed that Apple and Samsung had surpassed Nokia in global smartphone sales and the competition between the two is so heated that Apple and Samsung are now suing each other in no less than nine countries.
"It's no coincidence that Samsung's latest products look a lot like the iPhone and iPad, from the shape of the hardware to the user interface and even the packaging," an Apple Australia spokeswoman said today.
"This kind of blatant copying is wrong, and we need to protect Apple's intellectual property when companies steal our ideas."
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Advent roma 1000 Battery
Dell latitude d630 battery
Samsung has not commented on the merits of Apple's action but said the case related to the US version of the Galaxy Tab 10.1, which Samsung has now agreed not to sell in Australia.
It said a version of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 for the Australian market would be released "in the near future" but did not say how this would differ from the US model. Apple may seek injunctions halting the sale of this new model as well if it determines that it is not sufficiently different to avoid infringing Apple's patents.
The suit is laced with irony as Apple is one of Samsung's biggest customers, with the latter manufacturing flash memory for Apple and the iPad's A5 processor.
Apple is also targeting other makers of Google Android smartphones including HTC. The US International Trade Commission recently ruled that HTC infringed on two of Apple's patents. HTC has indicated it will appeal against the ruling, which could see it prevented from selling phones in the US, and has since filed its own lawsuit against Apple in Britain.
Apple is also seeking to prevent HTC from selling its new Flyer tablet and has filed cases against Motorola over separate alleged patent infringements. Just last month Apple settled a similar lawsuit against Nokia.
Globally, Apple's products face significant threats from Google Android competitors, with recent figures from Canalys revealing Android has taken 50 per cent of the global smartphone market, compared with 19 per cent for the iPhone. However, in tablets Apple is still by far the dominant player.
In the Federal Court yesterday, Apple accused Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 of infringing on 10 of its patents including the "look and feel" and touchscreen technology of the iPad, Steven Burley, a lawyer for Apple, told Federal Court Justice Annabelle Bennett.
Apple sought an Australian injunction and also wants to stop Samsung from selling the tablet in other countries, Mr Burley said without specifying where.
Samsung agreed to stop advertising the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Australia and not to sell the device until it wins court approval or the lawsuit is resolved, according to an accord reached by lawyers during a break in the hearing.
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