Sale ban of some Galaxy phones

Samsung has been banned from selling certain Galaxy smartphone models in a number of European countries, including Ireland.

Samsung has been banned from selling certain Galaxy smartphone models in a number of European countries, including Ireland.

A court in the Netherlands yesterday issued the company with a preliminary injunction following a patent infringement claim by rivals Apple.

The ruling covers the Galaxy S, Galaxy S II and Galaxy Ace models, and will come in on October 13th.

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