German courts dismiss Apple's bid for an emergency ruling banning Galaxy Tab 10.1N sales, stating the Samsung tablet differs significantly from iPad.
“Apple’s iPads and Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1N now are two competing products of equal value,” the court statement says.
The Galaxy Tab 10.1N is a revised version of the Galaxy Tab 10.1, with a broader screen bezel, loud speakers and a Samsung tag on the front. The Dusseldorf appeals court banned German sales of the original Tab 10.1 earlier this year.
Apple also sued Samsung for allegedly infringing screen-related patents-- an appeal rejected by the Munich Regional Court last week.
Either way, expect the mobile patent wars to go on, and on, and on...