KOREAN ELECTRONICS FIRM Samsung will get its case against the Iphone heard in an Australian court in March next year.
The firm is petitioning for a ban on Apple sales in Australia, much like Apple has pushed for a ban on Samsung's products, and a court has agreed that the case can go ahead. "The case will be fixed for a hearing for three weeks, commencing in March, 2012, with the date to be fixed on Friday," Justice Annabelle Bennett told the Australian Federal Court in Sydney, according to Reuters.
Apple had wanted the case to be held in August next year, possibly because that would give it nine months of hassle free Iphone selling, but the judge thought that delay was unreasonable. "They are trying to expand the Android market. The longer it's left the harder it will be for Samsung," she added.
The Apple versus Samsung case is keeping lawyers in well polished sports cars and the two companies in courts across the globe. In Australia Apple seems to be winning so far and has temporarily managed to stop retailers from selling the Samsung Galaxy Tab.