Yung emphasized that the design was made in response to the German legal authorities, and not to Apple's claims of patent infringement. In September, the district court in Dsseldorf ruled that Samsung must not sell the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Germany because of its similar appearance to Apple's iPad 2, the design of which is registered with the E.U.'s Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market. Samsung is involved in legal battles with Apple in Europe, Asia and North America over patents related to their phones and tablets Samsung Electronics will launch a modified version of its Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Germany next week, after sales of the original were banned by a German court for being too similar to Apple's iPad 2.
The new versions of the tablet will only go on sale in Germany, said Samsung spokesman Nam Ki Yung.--Samsung is involved in legal battles with Apple in Europe, Asia and North America over patents related to their phones and tablets. Samsung isn't allowed to sell the Tab 10.1 as a German court decided it infringes Apple's Community Design patent, and thus the products could be confused. So now Samsung has wrapped the bezel round the front, moved the speakers and put its tablet back onto the shelves to see how Apple (and the courts) react.
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