Samsung Plate approved for sale in European countries outside Germany

The German court in Tuesday overturned the ban it issued last week, allowing Samsung tablets to be sold in European countries outside Germany, Sina Science and technology news Beijing time August 17. Dusseldorf District Court ruled on the same day that the ban on the Samsung tablet Galaxy Tab 10.1 was limited to Germany and did not support Apple's request to ban the product across Europe. Peter Schuetz, spokesman for the Dusseldorf district Court, said: "The judge has decided to limit the scope of enforcement of the ban for the time being, because German courts have doubts as to whether a Korean company has such a broad jurisdiction." Schultz "As competition intensifies in the smartphone market, Apple and its rivals have been caught in a series of legal battles, and lawsuits against Samsung tablets are only part of the dispute," he said. Market research agency his estimates that the global smartphone market will reach $206.6 billion trillion this year.　　Apple, the world's largest maker of smart machines, has filed a number of patent lawsuits against Android companies, including Samsung, Motorola Mobile and HTC. Apple spokeswoman Christine Hugut, Kristin Huguet, declined to comment on the German court's latest ruling, but reiterated Apple's previous claims about patent disputes with Samsung. "It's no coincidence that Samsung's latest product resembles the iphone and ipad design, whether it's the product's appearance, user interface or packaging," he said. This kind of shameless plagiarism is illegal, when other companies steal Apple's ideas, we need to protect the company's intellectual property. "Asia's second-largest think-tank maker HTC filed a patent-related lawsuit against the US International Trade Commission (ITC) in Tuesday to seek a ban on imports of Apple iphones, ipads, Macs and other products. HTC says Apple has violated three patents related to wireless technology. Last year, the company filed a similar complaint with ITC.　　HTC this week also sued Apple for the same reason as the Federal Court in Wilmington, Delaware State. Samsung said in a statement that it welcomed the latest ruling by the German courts and would be "fully committed" to keeping mobile devices sold in the German market unaffected. As with the August 9 injunction, the German Court of Justice, in Tuesday, made only a preliminary ruling, which is scheduled to hold hearings on the case on August 25, and may subsequently change the two rulings. Schultz said the Dusseldorf District Court could make a final decision within three weeks of the end of the hearing.　　By then, Apple and Samsung could lodge an appeal if they were dissatisfied with the verdict. More than 10 days ago, the Australian Federal Court ruled that Samsung would not be allowed to sell U.S. Galaxy Tab 10.1 in the country. Steven Porli, an Apple lawyer, said August 1 in a federal court in Sydney that Samsung products violated Apple's 10 patents. Once the German courts decide toThe entire European ban on Galaxy Tab is bound to seriously affect the annual sales target for Samsung Tablet PCs.　　Samsung's target this year was a 4 times-fold increase in tablet sales. Samsung has not released specific data on the shipments of Tablet PCs, but according to the Market Research Institute NH Investment & Nomura, March estimated that Galaxy Tab sales in 2010 could be about 1.6 million units. Neil Mawston, a market research firm Strategy Analytics in London, predicts that Samsung tablet sales could reach 5 million this year, and that its tablet sales will be cut by 10% if Samsung products are banned in the second half. (Xuan Chen)