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US ban for Samsung's iPad challenger
A California court has banned sales of Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 device while it considers a patent infringement claim from technology giant Apple.
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Cupertino-based Apple claims that its South Korean rival infringed a design patent and also copied the look of the popular tablet device, the iPad.
Flooding the market
US District Judge Lucy Koh said: ‘Although Samsung has a right to compete, it does not have a right to compete unfairly, by flooding the market with infringing products.’
According to a BBC report, the ban does not apply to the latest model, the Galaxy Tab 10.1 II.
Samsung told the BBC it intends to ‘take necessary legal steps’, adding that the ruling is unlikely to have a significant impact on its business.
The trial is scheduled to begin in California on 30 July.
