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| Apple and Samsung are fighting each other in the courts of 10 countries |
Samsung added
a notch to its belt in ongoing legal battles with Apple as the two tech giants
jostle for share in an exploding tablet and smartphone market.
An appeals
court in The Hague ruled on Tuesday that Samsung's Galaxy Tab does not violate
Apple copyright.
The Hague
Court of Appeal's decision upheld a lower court's ruling from last year in
rejecting Apple's request to stop Galaxy sales.
Apple,
which is based in Cupertino, California, had alleged that Samsung's Galaxy Tab
10.1 copies the iPad.
The Dutch
court ruled that differences between the devices, including thickness, allow
users to differentiate between the products.
The two
tech giants are locked in legal battles in 10 countries, Reuters reports. As
the companies jostle for market share, Apple has sued Samsung over alleged
Galaxy copyright violations. Seoul-based Samsung has sued back, saying Apple is
violating wireless technology patents.
Last
Friday, a court in Mannheim dealt Samsung a setback by ruling that Apple had
not violated one of three patents. Further decisions from the Mannheim court on
the patents are expected later this month, and in March.
Earlier
this year, a court in Dusseldorf temporarily banned Galaxy sales in Germany.
Reuters
reported that Samsung has spent $60 million (46.2 million euros) so far in
legal costs relating to Apple.
Author: Sonya Angelica Diehn (AP, Reuters)
Editor: Nancy Isenson
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