Although Samsung was said to be pleased with the outcome of the Apple Vs Samsung Galaxy Phones case yesterday, it probably won’t be so pleased with the latest ruling from Germany.

Yesterday, the latest hearing in the case banning the sale of the Tab 10.1 in Germany took place and the German court ruled in Apple’s favour. However, this does not apply to the rest of the EU, only Germany. As Geeky Gadgets reports, this is what the judge had to say about the situation:

“There are a lot of alternative ways to design a tablet device, as the market amply shows,” the judge said at a hearing. “We think Apple’s E.U. design rights grant a medium range of protection, if not a broad one.”

This is a bit of a blow for Samsung as it now looks like it will need to re-jig the design of the Tab 10.1 if it is to sell it in Germany. Still, the ban doesn’t stop German Android fans from importing the Tab from say, a UK retailer, right? 

There’s nothing like an Apple lawsuit to rain on your parade.

Only this morning did Samsung reveal new Galaxy devices and the means by which it names them. Lo and behold there’s news of another Apple lawsuit waiting in the background to quash the excitement.

As a result of a ruling in the Netherlands from The Hague, the Samsung Galaxy S, S II and Ace will be banned in Europe from October 13th onwards. We’re not sure what affect (if any) this will have on our position to sell the Samsung handsets – if the situation with the Tab 10.1 is anything to go by, the ruling could be overturned before it comes into effect.

At the moment it looks like the patents that Samsung is cited as infringing include the “method of scrolling” and “recording a flag in connection with multiple screen taps”, which supposedly relates to dragging a slider to unlock the phone.

We’ll keep you posted with any updates relating to SGS2 availability.

Via Engadget

The much anticipated Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 has been temporarily banned in Europe, thanks to a ruling by a regional court in Germany. At the moment we are not sure how/if this will affect the arrival of our stock, which had already been delayed until September. We will confirm any change in availability as soon as possible.

So why exactly has been the Tab 10.1 been banned? Well, it’s because of the on-going patent dispute between Apple and Samsung. A Dusseldorf court has granted Apple a preliminary injunction, blocking the advertisement and sale of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Europe, although this doesn’t apply to the Netherlands.

Samsung is likely to appeal the decision, although The Telegraph points out that the appeal would be heard in around 4 weeks time, and by the same judge.

Anyone likely to go and buy and iPad 2 now that they can’t get a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1? No, didn’t think so.

Via Engadget