Nope, because judges in Australia and Germany have ruled that Samsung is blatantly copying Apple.
I thought that, in Germany at least, (not sure about Australia) a judge had ruled that there was a reasonable probability that a full trial might lead to the conclusion that Samsung was violating Apple's IP, and that a preliminary injunction was imposed to ensure that no further damage was done until the final determination could be arrived at. (It's preliminary, after all).
That led me to the conclusion that a final determination would come later, after the rest of the two sides' arguments had been heard, and the possibility was still open that the final determination might still be in either Apple's favour or in Samsung's favour.
I thought that, in Germany at least, (not sure about Australia) a judge had ruled that there was a reasonable probability that a full trial might lead to the conclusion that Samsung was violating Apple's IP, and that a preliminary injunction was imposed to ensure that no further damage was done until the final determination could be arrived at.
I suppose if you believe that line drawings of an undetermined rectangular slate-like device are tantamount to Apple IP, then you are correct. Apple filed for an emergency injunction (which they may not have been entitled to do), based solely on a claim of a Design Patent on the general rectangular shape, to keep Samsung's Tab 10.1 from causing harm to Apple's iPad market. There will be a final ruling on whether the injunction stands on Sept 9th according to news reports.
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Nope, because judges in Australia and Germany have ruled that Samsung is blatantly copying Apple.
I thought that, in Germany at least, (not sure about Australia) a judge had ruled that there was a reasonable probability that a full trial might lead to the conclusion that Samsung was violating Apple's IP, and that a preliminary injunction was imposed to ensure that no further damage was done until the final determination could be arrived at. (It's preliminary, after all).
That led me to the conclusion that a final determination would come later, after the rest of the two sides' arguments had been heard, and the possibility was still open that the final determination might still be in either Apple's favour or in Samsung's favour.
I thought that, in Germany at least, (not sure about Australia) a judge had ruled that there was a reasonable probability that a full trial might lead to the conclusion that Samsung was violating Apple's IP, and that a preliminary injunction was imposed to ensure that no further damage was done until the final determination could be arrived at.
I suppose if you believe that line drawings of an undetermined rectangular slate-like device are tantamount to Apple IP, then you are correct. Apple filed for an emergency injunction (which they may not have been entitled to do), based solely on a claim of a Design Patent on the general rectangular shape, to keep Samsung's Tab 10.1 from causing harm to Apple's iPad market. There will be a final ruling on whether the injunction stands on Sept 9th according to news reports.