A court in Düsseldorf has lifted the injunction it granted Apple last week, which prevented Samsung from selling its Galaxy Tab 10.1 in all European Union countries except the Netherlands.The initial injunction banned Samsung’s Korean-based parent company and its German subsidiary from selling the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in the EU.The injunction was lifted after Samsung complained that the court did not have the authority to issue an injunction on its parent company. The injunction on the German subsidiary remains in place. Samsung’s appeal against the initial ruling, which found that the Galaxy Tab 10.1 had infringed Apple patents, will be heard on 25 August.
It was only last week that the preliminary injunction was put in place. It’s important to note that this decision is largely procedural – it doesn’t go to the heart of Apple’s complaint, which is that Samsung infringed on Apple’s design with the Galaxy Tab 10.1. The two companies are set to square off in court again on August 25th, so we’ll surely hear more from both sides then.