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Germany's Dusseldorf regional court will hold a hearing on Dec. 22 to review Apple's request, according to Dow Jones Newswires. Apple is looking to bar the German branch of Samsung from selling the new Galaxy Tab 10.1N anywhere in the European Union.
For now, Apple's challenge has no effect on sales of the device, meaning Samsung will be able to sell its touchscreen tablet during the busy holiday shopping season.
Earlier this month, Samsung made slight modifications to the Galaxy Tab 10.1, earning it the "10.1N" moniker. The changes were made in an attempt to avoid claims of design-related intellectual property infringement lodged by Apple against the original design.
The redesigned Galaxy Tab 10.1N features a metal frame that wraps around its edges. Samsung was forced to make changes after a German district court upheld a permanent ban on the original Galaxy Tab 10.1 in September.
The redesigned Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1N is shown up top. Via Mobiflip.de.
The German court hasn't been the only one to deem that Samsung's tablet looks too much like Apple's iPad. Apple also won an injunction against the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Australia in October.
Germany's courts have been an important battleground between Samsung and Apple in their ongoing legal disputes. A number of complaints have been filed there, including one from earlier this month in which Samsung hopes to bar the sale of Apple's 3G-capable products: the iPhone and iPad.
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The Samsung Galaxy Tab is on Woot today.
$319 - refurbished
Hurry up Fandroids, get 'em while they last.
They're sold out. They sold 4247 of them. That will certainly be taking a bite out of iPad sales.
All Same-sung did was redesign their galaxy tab to look like a 1st-gen iPad. Did they think Apple wouldn't care about them making it look like a product they no longer sell?
Shameful Samsung. They are just being ignorant now.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab is on Woot today.
$319 - refurbished
Hurry up Fandroids, get 'em while they last.
They're sold out. They sold 4247 of them. That will certainly be taking a bite out of iPad sales.
Dang, I could use one of those for my oldest kid.
Hey Samsung. Two words: "square corners."
I went to the Samsung Galaxy Tab web site and I can see some similarities, but I honestly think that the Galaxy Tab is no threat to Apple. Haven't seen the news about how the Galaxy Tab in the us is a threat to Apples iPad sales.
I also went to Best Buy and saw the Galaxy Tab there and really no threat. Why is it such a big deal to block the Galaxy Tab in other countries. Maybe its because Apple doesn't have the foot hold there like they do here in the US.