Apple’s Injunction Could ‘Cripple’ Samsung, Says Ticonderoga
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By Tiernan Ray
Analysts this afternoon were mulling the implications of Apple (AAPL) having won a German court ruling to block Samsung Electronics‘s (SSNLF) “Galaxy Tab” tablet computer from being sold in most of Europe, as The Wall Street Journal’s Ian Sherr reported earlier today.
It’s the second victory for Apple in a week, after Samsung delayed the introduction of the Tab to Australia because of Apple’s litigation.
Mike Abramsky of RBC Capital Markets points out that an appeal by Samsung of the preliminary injunction could take as much as four weeks, and would be ruled on by the same judge. A workaround to remove features Apple alleges infringe on its iPad will also take Samsung some time to implement.
With Apple waging parallel patent battles against others, including Motorola Mobility (MMI) and HTC (2498TW), Abramsky writes, “Amidst this large IP battleground, we believe Apple may consider any possible penalties or settlements with a global perspective (e.g. settle in U.S. or developed countries in return for concessions in China, etc., with less favorable IP regimes).”
And Ticonderoga’s Brian White thinks that Apple could “cripple an important competitor”:
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