German court sided with the Samsung in dispute with Apple

A German court previously decided to prohibit the sale of a Samsung tablet because of the similarity with the products of Apple, previously determined that the revised model is no longer yavlyaetsya copy iPad. Although this decision is not final, but the likelihood that an Apple representative will be able to prove the converse is not too large. The final decision will be made at the hearing, scheduled for February 9, 2012. As stated by Judge Joanna Hoffman-Brueckner (Johanna Brueckner-Hofmann): «According to the court, the defendant is sufficiently protected by the law away from the design." In the opinion of the representatives of the plaintiff, model Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 N was created exclusively for the German market, and continues to violate the intellectual property rights of Apple. Succeed or not an American company to retain a ban on the sale of its main competitor iPad tablet on one of the major European markets is not yet clear. On the other hand, carried away to Apple fighting only with Samsung, while other manufacturers are bringing to market a variety of models, which continue to decrease the proportion of all iPad tablet making.