Sales of Samsung Galaxy S, S II banned by Netherlands judge in Apple patent case

By on Aug 24, 2011 at 9:41 AM
Breaking August 24, 2011

A Netherlands judge has banned the sale of three Samsung smartphones deemed to be infringing on Apple patents. The Samsung Galaxy S II, Galaxy S and Galaxy Ace may no longer be marketed or sold by Samsung’s Netherlands-based companies in numerous countries across the European Union as a result of the ruling, FOSS Patents reports. The judge also noted that other Samsung devices — the Galaxy Tab 10.1 and the Tab 10.1v — violate Apple patents, though it is currently unclear if Samsung’s latest tablets will be banned as well. Of note, Samsung’s three Netherlands-based subsidiaries are banned from selling the devices, though South Korea-based Samsung Electronics may reportedly continue selling the phones. As Samsung reportedly uses these companies as a primary hub for European imports, FOSS Patents suggests that the company will need to rework its logistics if it wishes to continue selling these phones in Europe. Samsung’s Galaxy S, S II and Ace were found to be violated Apple patent numbers 2,058,868 and 2,098,948, which cover a method of scrolling in the UI and a method for unlocking a phone from a locked state. The full verdict will be published later today and the ban will take effect on October 13th.

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  • http://profiles.yahoo.com/u/VCBEBTYM2XLKT7WBH4OWJ5QUZ4 commonsenseplease

    dick move by apple.  I’ll never buy an apple product.  And to think I was at least open to them because it’s good to see an American company doing so well.

    Not anymore, loser apple fanatics.

  • NaNa

    Free publicity for sammy.  That is how they should advertise their products just to stick it to apple….

    “The phone that apple is scared of”
    “The tablet that apple chased around the globe because they don’t want you to have it”

    • http://twitter.com/iMarky_Marc Marc Jarvis

      orrrrrrrr apple could just say…….you want a imitation iPhone, get a galaxy s……….want rubbery plastic while all your friends laugh  with a glass casing …..get a galaxy s……. works both ways

  • Booboolala2000

    I am going to patent skinny jeans and masturbation. Two things an Apple fanboy can’t live without. I will pass my legal winnings on to Android phone manufacturers and license them these patents foc so they can sue Apple due to end user abuse.

  • Anonymous

    Sadsung PWNED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • Anonymous

      Really?  Have you read around?  Looks like Samsung actually WON this… The only real infringement is an app which will be updated OTA (oh yeah, Apple doesnt have this capability)…All other claims of “look and feel” and design were thrown out…

  • No-replies

    Ok where is bin laden when we need him? We need him to hijack a few planes full of apple fanboys and smash the plane into the cupertino HQ.

    I even have the perfect plan to get these fanboys into the plane, all I need is some Al-Qaeda help.

  • Booboolala2000

    The release is out. The judge laughed at the other patents. Especially the iPad because he states that it’s minimal design basically no design so there is nothing to protect. CLASSIC! He also said that Samsung could easily change the gallery view and start selling again. Go to Phandroid to read the rest. LOL! Sounds like this was apples last stand if you look at what the judge threw out.

    • Anonymous

      Link to press release?

    • http://twitter.com/Tryn2Bbrief Martian Ambassador

      Apple’s last stand? This is a minor skirmish on a EU design patent. The real fireworks is the case filed in the Northern District of California that won’t be heard until later this year over actual hardware and software patents that cut to the heart of Samsung’s slavish aping of the iPad, down to the non-standard Android icons.

      The Dutch case is not the beginning of the end of the patent wars, it’s the end of the beginning.

  • Anonymous

    You can bribe/buy anyone in this world if you have money!

    • Anonymous

      Nope “YOU ARE WRONG”, you cant bribe/buy PETA because they are a non-profit organization. They work for the love of protecting animals and no amount of money can bribe them.

  • Anonymous

    this is such bullshit.

  • Anonymous

    Does not sound like a big issue to overcome.
    Suspect if this is upheld, Samsung will have updates out in short order.

  • Rob Schoenfeld

    Hey Apple Fuck you and the IPad2 you rode in on.

    • Anonymous

      Oh dear…

  • Anonymous

    I can’t wait for the key Moto patents to slap Apple back.  There are some very core features patented that pretty much affect every smart phone in existence.  Hopefully Google uses these to help Samsung out.  It would only be too cool to see this all backfire on Apple and have their shit banned.

    • http://twitter.com/Tryn2Bbrief Martian Ambassador

      Google helping Sammie out in a lawsuit with Motorola assets=antitrust investigation.

      Besides, Motorola was already sued by Apple, so I doubt Moogle is much of a threat at all with their mostly ancient patents that were mostly in FRAND pools when Motorola was truly independent.

  • http://twitter.com/#!/PitoVH787 Pito V.H

    U.S.A U.S.A GO APPLE…

  • Anonymous

    This is ruling is a non-issue.  Samsung can easily remove kinetic scrolling from their gallery app and continue to release the phone.  if you want kinetic scrolling, just go to market and download another gallery app with the features you want.  

    Millions of dollars spent for nothing.  Only winners are the lawyers in this case. 

  • Steve

    SCREW APPLE and their UNLOCKING patents. Ridiculous!

  • Anonymous

    ummm they need to update this article. it’s very very very wrong.

  • Anonymous

    Ha ha! This should stir up the dumb haters!

  • http://profiles.yahoo.com/u/VCBEBTYM2XLKT7WBH4OWJ5QUZ4 commonsenseplease

    This post is inaccurate; readers may want to Google this ‘ban’ and read real news sites for the scoop.

  • Anonymous

    Looks like APPLE wants to banned Samsung every from selling their products around the world. They probably paid the judge to banned Samsung or someone within the courts. Looks like not a lot of people that wants the Galaxy S II won’t be able to buy any

  • Alvin A. Smith

    This article fails to mention that while this one patent was upheld, eight or so others were thrown out, including important design patents.  I’d classify this as possibly a victory for Samsung more than anything else.

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