Samsung Electronics said Monday that it would seek sales ban on Apple's iPhone 4S in Japan and Australia following similar motions in France and Italy.
"Samsung Electronics today filed preliminary injunction motions in the Tokyo District Court, Japan and in the New South Wales Registry, Australia, requesting the courts to stop the sale of Apple's iPhone4S in the respective countries," Samsung said in an e-mailed statement.
In Japan, Samsung is also seeking a court injunction to bar the sale of iPhone4 and iPad2, according to the statement.
Separately, Samsung appealed the Australian court's decision on Oct. 13 to grant a preliminary sales ban on its Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet computer.
