Apple vs. Samsung Decisions Creep Forward in Netherlands, Australia

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Courts in the Netherlands and Australia by Apple and Samsung to hear arguments on Monday, the latest in a month-long patent war between the two smartphone manufacturers.

In Australia, Apple temporarily excluded two of the five claims against Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, according itnews Australia. The two patents are concerned with the use of a slider icon, the tablet touch screen and an icon that jumped when zooming unlocked.

In Holland, according to IDG Netherlands, a judge postponed until October 14 a decision on whether Samsung should be allowed to ban Apple products based on Samsung patents declared essential to all 3G devices to the endeavor.

Patent blogger Mueller break down some fascinating details that came from the semi-public hearings in the Netherlands.

Citing 9to5Mac, Mueller noted that a patent claimed by Samsung, one of a 3G chip from Samsung was 2.4 percent of the price of a 3G chip and demanding a licensing fee.

"Given that there are at least several hundred patents declared essential to a standard such as 3G, such as a patent royalty demands seem entirely out of line," writes Mueller. Because the disputed patent is categorized as an essential patents, Samsung is committed to creating a fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory (Frandsen) license to set up.

Verizon Samsung has recently publicly participated in the ongoing patent case when it asked the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California to Apple's request for an injunction in the matter of refusing. Such an order would otherwise prohibit Samsung to sell four of its Android products, while the patent dispute is before the courts, including Infuse 4G, 4G Galaxy S Droid Charge, and Galaxy Tab 10.1.

The struggle is now extended to almost two dozen countries, by Apple sued Samsung in France and the Korean company is reportedly ready to sue Apple for infringing patents on iPhone Wireless-5, although it is officially released.

So far, Apple has succeeded in Galaxy Tab 10.1 temporarily banned in Germany. Samsung has also agreed to delay the release of the tablet in Australia, but Samsung has recently filed a counter suit. The Netherlands maintains Samsung's extensive patent against Apple last week.

The patent dispute between Apple and Samsung began in April, when Apple sued Samsung in the U.S. to copy the look and feel of the iPhone and the iPhone in line with its flagship Galaxy S units, a suit which was later expanded to 13 more products include bl . a. Galaxy Tab 10.1, Nexus S 4G and Droid Charge.