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29 August 2011 

Unsurprisingly, Samsung has also indicated its intention to countersue (as most defendants to patent infringement do), claiming that Apple’s patents are invalid.  Samsung has also apparently threatened Apple with a further lawsuit alleging that the iPad infringes Samsung’s patents.

We remain of the opinion that Apple is highly unlikely to obtain a preliminary injunction against Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1.  A more-detailed hearing will almost certainly reveal firstly that the issues in the patent infringement and validity cases are too complex for any clear view to be reached in interlocutory proceedings, and that the tablet market is highly competitive such that the harm to Samsung in erroneously granting a preliminary injunction would exceed the harm to Apple of not granting an injunction.  Apple will, in any event, entitled to claim compensation from Samsung for all intervening sales if it were ultimately successful in an infringement claim.

A further hearing is scheduled to take place at 2.15pm, AEST, to settle the timetable for the next stage of the proceedings.  We will provide a further update as the dust clears in the next day or so.
Tags: Apple-v-Samsung, Australia, Computer programs, Infringement, Interlocutory injunction, Litigation, Smartphone wars

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