Australian court will decide on Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 sales ban next week

AN AUSTRALIAN COURT will decide whether to lift a sales ban on Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 in the country next week.

Last month, fruit themed gadget maker Apple won a temporary injunction banning sales of Samsung's tablet. Apple claims that Samsung's tablet infringes its technology patents relating to touchscreens.

Samsung put forward its case today to the federal appeals court that the temporary injunction was unjustified and should be lifted.

According to Bloomberg, Federal Court Justice Lindsay Foster said today at a hearing in Sydney on Samsung's appeal for the ban to be overturned, "The result looks terribly fair to Apple and not terribly fair to Samsung."

Justice John Dowsett said the panel will try to rule early next week on Samsung's request to lift the injunction.

The case is Samsung Electronics Co. v. Apple Inc. NSD1792/2011. Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia (Sydney).

The Australian case is part of Samsung and Apple's tit for tat patents battle taking place across the world.

Samsung is also seeking an injunction on the sale of Apple's Iphone 4S in Australia, saying the device contains communication chips that infringe its patents. Its case against the Iphone 4S will be heard in an Australian court next March. µ