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Apple patent war reaches EU
A German court has temporarily barred Samsung from selling its flagship Galaxy tablet in most of the EU in a significant victory for Apple and its iPad. In a global intellectual property battle, Apple has said the Galaxy line of mobile phones and tablets “slavishly” copied the iPhone and iPad, and it has sued the Korean firm in the US, Australia and elsewhere. Samsung, whose tablets are based on Google’s Android software, has countersued Apple.