More news from the patent war front. It seems that Samsung has lost against Apple in Australia as selling its Galaxy Tab 10.1 has now been officially banned.

In more detail, the Federal Court of Australia has issued an injunction, in accordance to which Samsung cannot trade the aforementioned tablet model, which Apple described as the "slavishly" copied version of the iPad.

However, this is solely Australia that the talk is about, lest we forget that the legal fight is still on all around Europe, Asia and the US.

Sydney Morning Herald reported Justice Annabelle Bennett as saying:

"From 15 April when proceedings commenced in the US, Samsung proceeded with its eyes wide open.

"The balance of convenience was almost even ... there were several factors that favoured Apple."

Despite this, Samsung reported that it still was keeping its head high when it responded to the news:

"Samsung will continue its legal proceeding against Apple's claim in order to ensure our innovative products remain available to consumers.

"This is a part of our ongoing legal proceeding against Apple's claim. Samsung is also confident it can prove Apple's violation of Samsung's wireless technology patents."

It is probably worth mentioning that in recent news Samsung has shifted its approach and began to attack rather than defend as it has done until recently.

Apple is yet to comment.