Samsung Galaxy S, S2 and Ace to be banned in Europe

August 24th, 2011

Samsung Galaxy AceWow, it seems there’s no stopping Apple, as a judge has now ruled that Samsung must stop selling the Galaxy S, Galaxy S2 and Galaxy Ace throughout The Netherlands and ‘many European countries’.

A court in Dutch city The Hague has issued a ruling in Apple’s patent infringement case against Samsung, prohibiting ”the marketing of Samsung smartphones Galaxy S, S II and Ace for violation of Apple Inc. EP 2,058,868″ from October 13.

According to a release issued by the Dutch court, Samsung infringes on three of Apple’s European patents, including; 2,058,868 (method of scrolling), 2098948 (recording a flag in connection with multiple screen taps), and 1,964,022 (method of unlocking). The Netherlands judge also noted that other Samsung devices — the Galaxy Tab 10.1 and the Tab 10.1v — violate Apple patents.

Don’t go panic-buying Galaxy S2 handsets just yet, though, as the guys over at SamFirmware say all issues will be resolved with an ‘emergency software update’.

We’ll bring you more news as soon as we get it.

[Source: Engadget, Rechtspraak]

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  • http://twitter.com/EnvoyOfTheEnd Ian Bunting

    Apple again flexing their legal muscles instead of innovating to win a battle with a superior product.
    If you can’t beat a product fairly, then remove the ability of the competitors to sell it.
    A not so new philosphy from Apple.