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Report: Samsung to Appeal Galaxy Tab 10.1 Ban on August 25

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Samsung will appeal a European ban on the Galaxy Tab 10.1 on August 25, according to the BBC.

The hearing will take place in the Regional Court of Düsseldorf, Germany. Earlier this month, the same court sided with Apple when it blocked the sale and import of the tablet in the European Union, save for the Netherlands. According to the BBC, the tablet is still available at resllers.

The patent dispute between Apple and Samsung began in April, when Apple sued Samsung for copying the look and feel of its iPhone and iPad in its flagship Galaxy S line of smartphones and tablets, among other devices. Samsung responded with a countersuit that targeted Apple for infringing on five patents relating to wireless networking technology.

Apple is also seeking an injunction on the Galaxy Tab in the U.S., U.K., Japan, Germany, France, Italy, and South Korea.

According to The Register, Samsung will likely argue that Apple's model registrations, for items like a flat, rectangular device with curved corners, were too broad.

Meanwhile the International Trade Commission (ITC) in the U.S. agreed to hear Samsung's patent case against Apple, based on a filing in late June. The Samsung Galaxy S II smartphone is also making its way to U.S. shores.

For more, see PCMag's review of the Wi-Fi Galaxy Tab 10.1 and the slideshow below.

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Sara Yin

Sara Yin

Junior software analyst

Sara Yin is a junior analyst in the Software, Internet, and Networking group at PCmag.com, pouring most of her energy into app testing and security matters at Security Watch with Neil Rubenking. She lies awake at night pondering the state of mobile security (half-true). Prior to joining PCMag.com, Sara spent five years reporting for publications in New York City (Huffington Post), Hong Kong (South China Morning Post), and Singapore (Campaign Asia, Men's Health). Follow her on Twitter at @SecurityWatch and @sarapyin, or contact her the old school way: email. That's sara_yin AT pcmag.com.

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