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South
Korean electronics giant Samsung will launch its Galaxy Tab 10.1
on the Dutch market (AFP/File, Park Ji-Hwan) |
THE HAGUE —
South Korean electronics giant Samsung will Tuesday launch its Galaxy Tab 10.1
on the Dutch market in the midst of a legal stand-off with rival US-based Apple
and sales banned elsewhere in Europe.
"The
Galaxy Tab 10.1 will be on sale from Tuesday" in a large electronics chain
around the country, Tamara Villani, Samsung spokeswoman in the Netherlands,
said on Monday.
From August
23, the tablet will be available in various other stores, she added.
Apple's
lawyers last week asked a Dutch judge to ban the sale of three different types
of Samsung smart phones as well as three tablets, including the Samsung Galaxy
Tab 10.1.
It filed
papers before the Hague district court on June 27, asking for an injunction and
accusing Samsung of infringing on its design and patents.
The court was expected to give its decision by 15 September.
Samsung's
spokeswoman said she could not comment on how sales in the Netherlands would
affect the trial's outcome.
"Whatever
the decision, we can continue our business as planned until October 13,"
Villani said, referring to the date the judge would set for Samsung to remove
offending products from the shelves if an injunction was granted in Apple's
favour.
The case
before the Dutch court is the latest episode in the battle between Samsung and
Apple, manufacturer of the iPad, who have been pursuing legal action against
one another since April over design rights.
Earlier
this month, Apple also launched legal proceedings in Australia against Samsung,
accusing it of infringing its patents with the Galaxy Tab 10.1.
A
Dusseldorf court a week ago granted a separate injunction halting the sale of
the Galaxy Tab 10.1 across Europe, with the exception of the Netherlands.
Samsung
indicated that it would appeal the decision.
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