The court wasn't sure if it could ban the sale in other countries than Germany

By Mikael Ricknäs   August 16, 2011 11:23 AM ET

IDG News Service - Samsung is again free to sell its Android-based Galaxy Tab 10.1 in all European Union countries except for Germany, after a court in Dusseldorf changed its injunction enacted last week.

The change came down to uncertainties about jurisdiction.

"It is not clear if the court can forbid a company based in Korea to sell its products in other countries than Germany," said a spokesman at the Dusseldorf district court Tuesday.

Samsung filed an objection against the prior injunction on Monday, stressing the difference between Samsung GmbH in Germany and Samsung Korea. On Tuesday, the Dusseldorf court said that while Samsung GmbH, the company's German affiliate, may not trade in Galaxy Tabs outside Germany, Samsung Korea can.

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