Samsung loses bid to lift U.S. sales ban against Galaxy Tab

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1(Credit:Samsung)A U.S. judge today rejected Samsung's appeal of a preliminary injunction against U.S. sales of its Galaxy Tab 10.1, according to Reuters.U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh granted an Apple request last week for a preliminary injunction against theAndroid-poweredtablet, largely considered a front-runner to challenge theiPad. Samsung had asked the court to suspend the order pending resolution of an appeal.While Apple has already posted a $2.6 million bond as required to initiate the injunction, that doesn't necessarily mean sales of the tablet will immediately cease in the U.S. Samsung has also appealed the injunction to the Court of... Read full post here

Judge halts sales of Samsung Galaxy tab

SAN FRANCISCO – a judge late Tuesday ordered Samsung Electronics to halt sales of its Galaxy 10.1 tablet computer while the court considers Apple's claim the South Korean tech giant illegally copied the design of the popular iPad.U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh said Apple's lawsuit appeared likely to prevail."Apple has established a strong case on the merits," Koh said.Koh had earlier said the two products are "virtually indistinguishable," but she declined in December to take the dramatic step of prohibiting sales of the Galaxy 10.1. She changed her mind after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit told... Read full post here