“Let me start with the long-awaited answer to the question of whether Samsung also raised the Stanley Kubrick (2001 – A Space Odyssey) defense for the Galaxy Tab design in Germany,” Florian Mueller reports for FOSS Patents. “The answer is YES. And they also raised the ‘Tomorrow People’ defense, but it was equally unavailing as the Kubrick defense.”
“Last week, the Düsseldorf Regional Court upheld its Germany-wide preliminary injunction against the Galaxy Tab 10.1,” Mueller reports. “Two days after the ruling, I also explained what Apple’s victory means for the retail channel.”
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Mueller reports, “I have meanwhile retrieved a copy of the full text of the ruling and would like to publish my unofficial translation because I believe many non-German-speaking observers of the case may find this useful — especially in light of the fact that a U.S. design patent that is an even broader (!) equivalent of the Community design asserted in Germany may still lead to a preliminary injunction in the United States (the hearing on that one is scheduled for October 13).”
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[Attribution: The Mac Observer. Thanks to MacDailyNews Readers “Sarah” and “GeeOne” for the heads up.]