South Korean electronics giant, Samsung has received an approval from the Austrian courts to start selling its new Galaxy tablets in the country after Apple’s appeal to block the sales of the company was not upheld.

Chief Justice Robert French in Australia said that Apple failed to persuade and thus it did not allow a hearing to the company. He reinstated an appeal court judgment and thus lifted a ban on the sale of Galaxy 10.1 tablets in the Australian market.

Apple claims that Samsung Galaxy tablets infringe patents related to touch-screen technology. The two companies are locked in a prolonged legal battle over patents across the world. The war began when Cupertino, California-based company accused the South Korean giant in April of “slavishly copying” its products. Apple and Samsung have filed at least 30 lawsuits against each other in different countries.

Apple’s lawyer, Stephen Burley said that the appeal court ha made a mistake by lifting a ban on sale of Samsung tablets in the country and that the company will hamr Apple bu selling the tablets in country.

Analysts say that as Samsung is winning appeals, the two companies might now move to a settlement soon.