Apple wins another injunction against Samsung

This time, a Dutch court has sided with Apple and have issued a preliminary injunction against the sale of three Samsung Android phones: the Galaxy S, the Galaxy S II, and the Ace.

The injunction is set to take affect in the middle of October, but it only applies to certain EU countries where Apple has successfully registered a software patent related to the way photos are handled on a mobile device (UK, France, Germany, Finland, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Sweden and Switzerland).

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Samsung's photo management system is, in turn, part of Google's Android operating system, suggesting that Apple may be able to take similar action against other handset manufacturers.

For that reason, it seems likely that Google may now have to issue an urgent update to Android.

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