Australians will finally be able to get their hands on a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, after the country's High Court this week rejected Apple's latest bid to halt the product's release there.
In a statement, the company said the Galaxy Tab 10.1 "will be available in Australia stores in time for the Christmas shopping period."
"The Full Court of Australia decision on November 30 clearly affirmed our view that Apple's claims lack merit and that an injunction should not have been imposed on the Galaxy Tab 10.1," Samsung said.
According to Gizmodo, the 16GB Wi-Fi version of the tablet will be $579 and the 16GB 3G Galaxy Tab will be $729, but a Samsung spokesman could not confirm those prices Friday.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 was scheduled to launch in Australia on Sept. 12. But amidst the patent fight with Apple, Samsung in August volunteered not to sell the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Australia any earlier than Sept. 30 while the case progressed. That came after Apple convinced a judge to delay Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 launch, claiming the tablet infringed on various elements of the Apple iPad 2. At the time, Samsung's Australian counsel said Apple was basing its claims on the U.S. model, and Samsung agreed to hand to Apple several models of the Australian prototype.
In late September, Apple temporarily excluded two of five patent claims against the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Australia. The two dropped patents covered the use of a slider icon that unlocked the tablet's touch screen as well an icon that bounced when zooming.
There were then reports of a deal between the two companies, but nothing materialized. By late November, the full Federal Court of Australia overturned the Australia ban, but Samsung was again delayed when the court allowed Apple to file an appeal. Today's ruling rejects that appeal and allows the Galaxy Tab 10.1 to hit Australian stores.
Samsung and Apple have been locked in a far-reaching patent fight since April, with more than two dozen complaints being filed throughout the world. At this point, Apple has been successful in getting the Galaxy Tab 10.1 temporarily banned in Germany, but Samsung has not had much luck in its bid to get Apple products banned.
For more, see PCMag's full review of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 and the slideshow below.
Editor's Note: This story was updated at 11am with comment from Samsung.