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Apple Loses Round to Samsung in German Tablet Dispute (AAPL, GOOG, SSNLF)

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In a preliminary ruling today, a German court has said that the design of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 from Samsung Electronics (OTC: SSNLF) does not infringe on the “legally protected” design of the iPad from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL). Samsung’s tablet uses the Android operating system from Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG), the company that most observers believe is Apple’s real target.

Apple had succeeded in getting a temporary injunction against Samsung for copying the iPad’s design. Apple also claimed that the reworked design was not sufficiently different, but the court has now rejected the argument.

A final ruling on the dispute is scheduled for February 9th, according to Reuters.

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Paul Ausick has been writing for a673b.bigscoots-temp.com for more than a decade. He has written extensively on investing in the energy, defense, and technology sectors. In a previous life, he wrote technical documentation and managed a marketing communications group in Silicon Valley.

He has a bachelor's degree in English from the University of Chicago and now lives in Montana, where he fishes for trout in the summer and stays inside during the winter.

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