Samsung try to block Apple new iPad in the Federal Court

After Apple and Samsung long war last year, Apple unveiled the new iPad as its first product in 2012. This Morning, Samsung has called a last-minute hearing in Federal Court, sparking speculation the South Korean giant could launch an attack on Apple new iPad.

The company had in fact submitted an interlocutory application calling for Apple to set aside recently submitted evidence in its case on the Galaxy Tab 10.1.

However, the proximity of the hearing to the announcement yesterday of the third-generation iPad has prompted suggestions it could seek to ban the rival tablet sale in Australia before its official launch on March 16.