Samsung is now allowed to sell their Galaxy Tab 10.1in the US after a court has lifted a temporary sales ban. Samsung has already been fined $1billion for infringing Apple patents and the designs were very similar. Samsung filed a motion on Monday against Apple in a California court saying the iPhone 5 had infringed some of the company's patents – and indicated that it will begin legal action aimed at banning it from sale in the US, a move which could cripple Apple's business. The worlds largest smartphone maker is said to be samsung (ahead of Apple) but isnt in the tablet market; Samsung's tabs sold about 2 million in the second quarter of this year, on the other hand Apple sold 17 million iPads. The world's top two smartphone makers are locked in patent disputes in 10 countries as they vie to dominate the lucrative market. The injunction on the Galaxy tablet had been put in place ahead of the month-long trial which Apple won in the US. However, the jury found that Samsung's tablet had not violated Apple's D'889 "trade dress" patent – essentially covering the cosmetic appearance of the iPad – which was the basis for the tablet injunction, and the Korean firm argued the sales ban should be lifted.
My Opinion: I think that both companies are using any excuse to sue each other so that they can get the best sales and reputaion. So they do by any means necessary to be on top. Also if companies are in dispute they shouldn't be using the courts and on top of that, countersueing. "fight fire with fire and you'll only get burned" which is whats happening, both Apple and Samsung are having to pay out immenses amount of money and face bad publicity.
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