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Re:Apple Wins Permanent Ban on German Sales of Samsung Tablet by Triumvark on Friday September 09, 2011 @08:28AM (#2977832)
> ignoring appeals to EU courts

Won't this be relevant for an issue of international trade?

Beyond that, perhaps even WTO appeals would need to be considered...

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Re:Apple Wins Permanent Ban on German Sales of Samsung Tablet by sgift on Friday September 09, 2011 @08:32AM (#2977843)
I think both cases (EU courts/WTO) are relevant but my knowledge of appeals to EU or WTO is shaky, so I cannot comment on this. Maybe someone else can help us out?
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Re:Apple Wins Permanent Ban on German Sales of Samsung Tablet by arethuza on Friday September 09, 2011 @08:57AM (#2977916)
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) is the highest court in the EU for matters covered by EU laws - if there is a relevant law then presumably the case could get appealed all the way up to the ECJ.

Not sure about the WTO - wouldn't South Korea have to take on Samsung's case there against Germany?

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Re:Apple Wins Permanent Ban on German Sales of Samsung Tablet by Atropos on Friday September 09, 2011 @09:50AM (#2978066)
That is correct, only disputes between countries are settled to WTO law. German courts and the ECJ do not apply WTO law.
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