Australian affordable tablet computer manufacturer Kogan may have given in to pressure from Apple not to sell Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1, but two retailers are resisting Apple.

MobiCity and dMavo admitted they have received letters from Apple threatening legal action if they continue to defy the ban issued by Federal Court Judge Annabelle Bennett banning the sale of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Australia.

dMavo hinted it may undergo corporate restructuring to escape the reach of Australian courts insofar as making the tablet computer made by the South Korean firm available to Australian techies.

"At this stage we will not be responding to their (letter of demand) so as not to give them any ammo should the matter proceed to court. ... As you can appreciate, we'd rather spend out time evaluating the best restructure options so that we can keep on selling these tablets to the Australian public," The Sydney Morning Herald quoted the dMavo spokesman.

Patent law experts doubt Bennett's ban will have jurisdiction over Hong Kong sellers that ship the Galaxy Tab 10.1 to Australians who ordered the device online.

On its own, Samsung is battling Apple by seeking an expedited hearing from the Federal Court in Sydney to reverse the ban in time for the Christmas shopping season. The court heard the Samsung petition on Thursday.

In seeking a reversal of Bennett's decision, Samsung lawyer Neil Lawson told the court that the judge made errors of law in granting an injunction in favor of Apple despite her admission that the balance of convenience was almost evenly weighted.

Justice Lindsay Foster, who is handling the Samsung petition, scheduled a full hearing on the case on Nov 1.

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