The popular technology companies have been battling since April of this year when, in a US court, Apple filed 16 charges against Samsung ranging from patent disputes to trademark infringement after Samsung released their highly anticipated Galaxy Tablet. Samsung quickly counter-sued in Japanese, German, and South Korean courts, filing patent infringement charges against Apple. In June, Apple responded to Samsung for the first time outside of the US, filing a patent dispute in Samsung's home country of South Korea. According to BBC News, the Australian Federal Court granted an injunction to prevent the sale of Galaxy Tabs nationwide in August. By the end of August, the Galaxy Tab was banned in Australia, Germany, and the Netherlands. In the Netherlands Samsung smartphones like the Galaxy S were banned as well – things were not looking good for Samsung.