By Chris Foresman

Apple's full-court press on Samsung in the European Union isn't over by a long shot. New details about Apple's lawsuit against Samsung in the Netherlands reveal that the company wants an EU-wide ban against importation or sales of practically every Galaxy device. The lawsuit is an important one, as an injunction from The Hague district court could stop Samsung's smartphones and tablets at their point of European entry.

Though Samsung is one of Apple's largest component suppliers, it has increasingly become one of its largest competitors in the mobile device market by effectively building its own versions of the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Though imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, Apple felt Samsung's designs crossed the line from imitation to "blatant copying," and launched a massive US lawsuit citing patent, trademark, and trade dress infringement.

Samsung answered back with lawsuits of its own in the US, Europe, and Asia, but Apple didn't take it lying down. The company amended its complaint against Samsung in the US, adding additional patents and alleged infringing products. All told, Apple and Samsung filed complaints in 11 courts in 9 countries, including Germany, France, UK, Italy, the Netherlands, Japan, South Korea, and Australia.

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