DEBT FINANCING. German court decision on Samsung WINS Apple tablets

DÜSSELDORF, Germany (Reuters)-Apple Inc marked a symbolic victory in legal efforts to keep its leadership in the local market for computer Tablet PC when a German court upheld the ban blocking the local unit of Samsung sell their pills in the largest Galaxy 10.1 economy of Europe.
Samsung, which he said will appeal the decision, and Apple have been locked in a global battle of the smartphone and tablet patents since April.
Samsung Galaxy devices are seen as among the greatest challenging for Apple's portable products that have achieved great success.
Samsung said it was disappointed with the decision and that he believed the decision restricts design innovation and progress in the industry.
He said he would explore all legal options, including continuing to aggressively Apple so that Samsung said are a violation of their patents on wireless technology worldwide.
Craig Cartier, an analyst at consulting firm Frost & Sullivan, said that while Friday's decision would not affect greatly Samsung could set a precedent for other courts and have repercussions for patent battles around the world.
"There was an arms race in the world patent that led to a high value of patent portfolios, including the patent auction of Nortel's $ 4.5 billion," said Cartier.
"Companies can start questioning whether patent values are simply another bubble waiting to burst."
STILL FOR SALE
The injunction upheld by the Court on Friday bars Samsung Germany sell the tablet 10.1 Galaxy in Germany.
But retailers like consumer electronics chain Media Markt will still be able to sell existing stock device by selling or receiving new supplies of father of the South Korean Group Samsung international.
Media Markt said it was too early to say what the verdict would mean for your business.
Patent experts Florian Mueller said on his blog www.fosspatents.com that the prohibition of marketing in Europe for Germany Samsung has no practical consequences.
The German subsidiary is also prevented from selling the pills in Europe, excluding the Netherlands where Apple has requested a separate injunction.
Giving the ruling, judge Johanna Brueckner-Hofmann said in court in Duesseldorf that the overall impression of the tablet was very similar to Apple's iPad drawing.
Brueckner-Hofmann "(tablet) is distinguished by its simple, smooth areas," he said.
On the other hand, a Dutch Court ruled last month that not detected no violations of Samsung's pills.
Apple repeated his usual statement saying that: "this kind of blatant copy is wrong, and we must protect the intellectual property of Apple, when companies steal our ideas".
In a battle of global intellectual property, Apple claimed the Galaxy line of phones and tablets "faithfully" copied the iPhone and iPad and has sued the Korean company in the United States, Australia, Japan and Korea, as well as in Europe.
Samsung, whose tablets are based on Google's Android software, Inc-counter has sued Apple.
On Thursday, Apple also filed a lawsuit against Samsung in Japan, seeking a ban on sales of some of your gadgets there.
That same day, smartphone manufacturer HTC said it extended its lawsuit against Apple to include more patents the Taiwanese company Google acquired the legal battles have become increasingly common in the high tech industry.
(Additional reporting by Harro ten Wolde; Edited by David Holmes, David Cowell and David Hulmes)

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