German court delays Apple's lawsuit vs. Samsung German court delays Apple's lawsuit vs. Samsung - Wireless German court delays Apple's slide-to-unlock lawsuit against Samsung Apple first sued Samsung almost a year ago, claiming it copied iPhone and iPad models MANNHEIM, Germany - A German court suspended a trial in which Apple alleged that Samsung Electronics copied the slide-to-unlock technology of its iPhone and iPad devices pending the outcome of a separate suit. The regional court in Mannheim, Germany, said on Friday it would wait for a decision in ongoing proceedings in a Munich court over the feature, which allows users to switch on a device by swiping over the touch-screen. The pending decision by the Mannheim court relates to the slide-to-unlock utility model, which is similar to a patent but has a shorter term, and comes two weeks after the same court dismissed a suit on the technology's patent. Apple is also locked in a separate legal battle over the slide-to-unlock patent with Motorola Mobility. The case is among a flurry of intellectual property disputes brought to courts in Germany, as well as other countries around the world, as makers of smartphones and tablets compete for a market worth billions of dollars. Apple first sued Samsung almost a year ago, claiming that the maker of the Galaxy range of smartphones and tablets "slavishly" copied Apple's iPhone and iPad models.