Apple-Samsung patent war prompts IP warning

Apple has won a Federal Court battle to stop Korean rival Samsung from selling its Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Australia, prompting a warning for start-ups to ensure their IP protection is ironclad. Apple claims the Samsung tablet copies its iPad, infringing patents in relation to touch screens and the gestures that control them, resulting […]

Michelle Hammond 14 October, 2011

Apple has won a Federal Court battle to stop Korean rival Samsung from selling its Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Australia, prompting a warning for start-ups to ensure their IP protection is ironclad.

Apple claims the Samsung tablet copies its iPad, infringing patents in relation to touch screens and the gestures that control them, resulting in a bitter patent war.

Federal Court judge Annabelle Bennett ruled yesterday there was “significant likelihood” Apple could prove patent infringement claims against the Galaxy Tab 10.1