The civil court in The Hague has ordered the freezing of EU imports of the Sony PlayStation 3 for 10 days, according to The Guardian. This is a decision made at the request of the company LG has denounced the Japanese company for infringement of eight patents. One of the patents affect Blu-ray readers, which is equipped with the aforementioned console.
Customs have been ordered to block the entry of new consoles. According to the daily, weekly Sony Europe matter to one hundred thousand units. The court has not made a final decision about whether Sony infringe the rights of LG, this is a precautionary measure. It so happens that Sony has opened another lawsuit against LG for infringement of seven patents.
If the blockade is prolonged, the store shelves be devoid of the console as retailers tend to have units stored for two or three weeks to reorder. Rotterdam and Schiphol are the main points of import to Europe of Sony products. This conflict has its counterpart in the United States where LG has asked trade officials to withdraw Sony products allegedly based on their patents.
LG's initiative came after Sony sued the company in December for violating seven of its patents in a dozen of its smartphones, as Xenon or Lotus Elite. The two companies get 20% of its revenues from the U.S. market, hence the importance given to these disputes that usually end with a cross employment agreement disputed patents. 
Customs have been ordered to block the entry of new consoles. According to the daily, weekly Sony Europe matter to one hundred thousand units. The court has not made a final decision about whether Sony infringe the rights of LG, this is a precautionary measure. It so happens that Sony has opened another lawsuit against LG for infringement of seven patents.
If the blockade is prolonged, the store shelves be devoid of the console as retailers tend to have units stored for two or three weeks to reorder. Rotterdam and Schiphol are the main points of import to Europe of Sony products. This conflict has its counterpart in the United States where LG has asked trade officials to withdraw Sony products allegedly based on their patents.
LG's initiative came after Sony sued the company in December for violating seven of its patents in a dozen of its smartphones, as Xenon or Lotus Elite. The two companies get 20% of its revenues from the U.S. market, hence the importance given to these disputes that usually end with a cross employment agreement disputed patents.
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