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Apple’s patent lawsuit against Samsung blocked sales of Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Europe!
Aug 10th
The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 sales have been blocked by a patent law suit filed by Apple. A German court granted Apple a preliminary injunction against the Korean company Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet sales in UK as well as Europe. Regional Court of Düsseldorf issued an injunction prohibiting the sale and importation of the Galaxy 10.1 throughout the European Union except for the Netherlands.
Samsung was sued by Apple over the look and feel of the Galaxy S products and the ruling was given on the grounds that it infringes the iPad’s design. Up to $350,000 fine for each violation and potential jail time for Samsung’s leadership if the infringement continues.
Apple issued a statement: “It’s no coincidence that Samsung’s latest products look a lot like the iPhone and iPad, from the shape of the hardware to the user interface and even the packaging. This kind of blatant copying is wrong, and we More >
Germany announced a temporary Nuclear plant Shutdown
Mar 15th
Germany announced a temporary shutdown of 7 nuclear plants. German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that all 7 of the country’s nuclear power plants which began operation before 1980 would be provisionally shut down. The decision comes amid fears sparked by the crisis under way at Japan’s tsunami-stricken nuclear power plant.
A previous government decided a decade ago to shut all 17 German nuclear plants by 2021, but Merkel’s administration last year moved to extend their lives by an average 12 years. That decision was suspended for three months on Monday. More >