From mid-October, it'll be impossible to obtain the Galaxy S, the Galaxy S II, and the Galaxy Ace in europe, says Saskia Panchoe, spokesman for the Dutch court in The Hague. Apple asked the court for interim measures to prohibit the sale of these models, and three Samsung tablets due to a violation of its patents.
"The court found that there was much offense for the phones, but not for the tablets, which may be sold." said Saskia Pancho.
The offences are related to the EP 2059868 in connection with how to scroll through the images or unlock the cell phone.
"Patents are generally valid for several countries, which means that the prohibition applies to all countries where the patents are valid" said the court. The countries concerned should be in addition to the Netherlands, Britain, France, Germany, Finland, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Sweden and Switzerland. This injunction is valid until the case is judged on its merits, and it will not be before 2012. Many referrals are also underway on other models in the Samsung.
Since April these two companies are at open court war, accusing each other of violating their patents. Recently, Samsung has even argued that the principle of tablet was not invented by Apple, but Stanley Kubrick's film 2001, A Space Odyssey.
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