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German court rejects Apple bid to block sales of new Samsung tablet computer
FILE - In this Aug. 25, 2011 file photo a lawyer holds an Apple iPad and a Samsung Tablet-PC at a court in Duesseldorf, Germany. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, dapd, Sascha Schuermann
BERLIN - A German court has rejected a bid by Apple to block sales of a new tablet computer from rival Samsung — the latest round in a battle between the two companies.
News agency dapd reported that the state court in Duesseldorf rejected Thursday Apple's call for an injunction preventing sales of the Galaxy Tab 10.1N in Germany.
An appeals court in Duesseldorf last month ruled Samsung couldn't sell the computer's predecessor, the Galaxy Tab 10.1, in Germany because it too closely resembled Apple's iPad2.
Thursday's ruling said Samsung had changed the design to the extent that the new model did not breach Apple's rights or German competition laws.
Samsung Electronics and Apple Inc. are engaged in a strategic war over patents in many countries.
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