Samsung bruised by twin court rulings

Samsung Electronics should have been relieved in a week when Steve Jobs stepped down as chief executive of its rival Apple. Instead, this week has bruised the world’s biggest technology company by sales. A court in Germany edged towards upholding a ruling that Samsung’s tablets, which rival the iPad, could not be sold in Germany. A detailed ruling on whether Samsung has stolen Apple’s design is due on September 9. Separately, a court in the Netherlands barred Samsung from selling three smartphones that rival the iPhone for infringing Apple patents.