Last updated at 12:07 PM on 9th December 2011 Samsung Electronics Co. is free to sell its Galaxy tablet computers in Australia after the country's highest court dismissed rival Apple's appeal in its global patent battle The copyright and patent battle between the two companies rages on, but Samsung Electronics has won another important round - Australia's highest court dismissed rival Apple’s appeal, leaving Samsung free to sell its Android tablets this Christmas. It follows similar rulings in cases in Germany, the Netherlands and America. Following the ruling, Samsung said in a statement that its Galaxy Tab 10.1 'will be available in stores this holiday period.'
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Samsung 'free to sell' Galaxy devices in Australia
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