In today’s edition of the worldwide courtroom drama that is Apple versus everybody, the iPhone and iPad maker is going on the offensive in Australia — while suffering a pretty serious setback in Germany. Motorola had sued Apple in Germany for infringement of a patent related to email account synchronization. A judge has ruled in Motorola’s favor for the second time…

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Samsung appears to have won the latest round in its tablet-tastic legal battle with Apple. A Dutch court has ruled that Samsung’s 10 inch tablet isn’t an iPad 2 clone — or at least not enough of one to prevent Samsung from selling the tablet in the Netherlands… for now. Apple had been seeking a preliminary injunction which would ban…

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Samsung is rolling out a new version of its 7 inch Galaxy Tab 7 Plus tablet. The new model is designed specifically for the German market, where the company has been updating its tablets with a slightly new look in order to get around a design-related lawsuit fro Apple. We’ve already seen the Galaxy tab 10.1N, and now there’s a Tab…

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Samsung recently introduced the Galaxy Tab 10.1N in Germany. It’s a slightly modified version of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 with a plastic bezel which extends over the sides of the tablet to make it look a little less like an Apple iPad 2. The new design came after a German court decided that Samsung’s original 10 inch tablet did look too…

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A German court has issued a ruling in a patent case between Motorola and Apple which could lead to a temporary ban on sales of iPhones and iPads in Germany. Motorola is charging the Apple’s mobile devices are infringing on a patent it holds related to GPRS wireless devices. But while the court ruling could lead to a preliminary injunction…

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Apple may have managed to win a preliminary injunction that bans Samsung from selling smartphones and tablets in Germany, but a federal judge in California has denied a request for a similar ban in the US. In other words, Samsung can continue selling its Galaxy line of smartphones and the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 while the court case proceeds. There’s…

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It’s the same old story. Boy meets girl. Boy sues girl for producing a tablet that looks too much like boy’s tablet. Girl introduces a new tablet with a slightly different design. Boy sues again in hopes of prohibiting girl from selling that tablet in Germany either. Oh wait, that’s not the plot of a romantic comedy. It’s a slightly anthropomorphic retelling of…

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If you think the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet looks an awful lot like an Apple iPad, you’re not alone. A German court has prohibited Samsung from selling in the tablet in Germany after ruling that Samsung has infringed on Apple’s designs. The victory was a bit hollow, since it only affected Samsung’s German division… and didn’t prohibit retailers from…

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Apple’s legal battle against Samsung in Germany has grabbed a number of headlines lately. But while Apple has won several of the preliminary rounds to ban sales of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 in that country, it turns out Apple’s victories may be virtually meaningless at this point. You can still buy Samsung tablets in Germany, and it looks like…

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A German court has upheld the preliminary injunction prohibiting Samsung from selling the Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet in Germany. Apple won the injunction against Samsung last month as part of a lawsuit that claims the Tab 10.1 is designed to be little more than an iPad clone. Samsung disagrees, and the courts haven’t actually ruled on the larger issue yet…

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A few days ago Samsung introduced a new tabled called the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 featuring Google Android, Samsung’s TouchWiz software interface, and a 7.7 inch 1280 x 800 pixel AMOLED display. It’s probably one of the most impressive devices unveiled at the IFA show in Berlin this week… but shortly after Samsung introduced the tablet, demo units disappeared from…

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Earlier this month a German court ordered that Samsung should stop selling the Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet while a lawsuit from Apple moves forward. Part of that preliminary injunction was later lifted to clarify that Samsung was only barred from selling the tablet in Germany, not in all of the European Union. But Samsung appealed the ruling… and lost. Today a…

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