It's reported that a court in the Netherlands has issued a preliminary injunction against the Samsung Galaxy S, Galaxy S II and Samsung Ace smartphones.

The decision follows a request by Apple and concerns a single software patent involving the photo gallery on phones. The legal order affects Samsung subsidiaries registered in the Netherlands, from where Samsung apparently manages much of its European distribution.

Mark Bridge writes:

Recording a phone call made by a mobile phone isn’t particularly difficult – it's something we do regularly for our podcasts – but recording every call made and received by a mobile phone isn't so easy. It's even more of a problem for companies with dozens or even hundreds of employees using mobile phones... and yet, for many organisations, this type of thing will soon be a legal requirement.

To learn more, I've been talking to Ian Hook, vice-president of marketing at Compliant Phones. I started by asking Ian why companies would want to record all their mobile phone calls.

Last year we saw Apple launching a patent claim against HTC - and HTC responded. Now HTC Corporation is taking new legal action against Apple.

It's filed a complaint with the US International Trade Commission and the US District Court of Delaware, claiming patent infringement by the Apple Mac computer and the Apple iPhone, iPad and iPod product lines.

Today's edition of The Fonecast includes some of the biggest mobile industry news for ages. Google has announced plans to buy Motorola Mobility, Apple has managed to block the import of Samsung's new tablet and HTC is investing in the company behind the 'Beats by Dr Dre' brand.

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­Sony and LG Electronics are reported to have settled a patent dispute that had created a total of 24 legal cases between the two companies.

Sony had applied to ban the import of certain LG mobile phones into the USA, while LG had responded with a bid to block the import of the PlayStation 3 into Europe.