Unable to market in full swing its line of Galaxy tablet computers due to global legal disputes with giant tech firm Apple, South Korea's Samsung Electronics asked Australian and German courts to invalidate an earlier ruling from a German court that prevents the consumer electronic maker to sell its new products internationally.

On its numerous suits against Samsung, which were filed in Asia, Europe and the United States, Apple claimed that the South Korean firm virtually cloned its million-selling iPhones and iPads as manifested on the design and features deployed on Galaxy tablets and smartphones.

With the existing ban on the sale of the Galaxy product lines in major markets around the world, Apple, according to market observers, has so far prevented Samsung from getting near its incredible sales figures that reached millions in so short a time, especially in the case of iPad.

As one of its major parts supplier, Apple contends that Samsung has considerable access to its product technology, which the Cupertino, California-based company said was then used by the Korean firm in 'slavishly copying' both the iPad and iPhone.

The claim, however, was vehemently contradicted by Samsung as it insisted on its Friday filing before the Australian Federal Court that it "has a proud history of innovation in the mobile industry ... and it has invested continuously in R&D, design and technology to produce our innovative and cutting-edge mobile devices."

As reported by Bloomberg over the weekend, Samsung told the Australian court that it was in fact Apple that violated Samsung's rights, seven patents as stipulated in the latest suit, relating to wireless communication standards.

The appeal, which Samsung also filed before the German courts that ordered the sales prohibition of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 and Galaxy 7.7 across Germany in August and September this year, pleaded the Australian court to lift the same ban in the country for its smartphones and tablets.

Apple has yet to issue its statement on the twin appeals launched by Samsung both in Australia and Germany, Bloomberg said.