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Last week, AppsTech mused that Samsung was “in the patents equivalent of the last chance saloon” amidst their bitter battle with Apple.

This case has rumbled on, but it appears Samsung is in the patents equivalent of the last chance saloon as they attempt to overturn the banning of their Galaxy Nexus model in the United States following Apple’s court victories last week.

A court in Netherlands has ruled that Apple infringed on Samsung’s patents in the creation of various devices, including the iPhones 3G, 3GS and 4, as well as the iPad 1 and 2.

Reports are surfacing that Google is unhappy with Microsoft and Nokia’s collaboration because they have transferred patents to a “troll” who makes money from patent lawsuits.

Google has won the latest battle of the patents after a court in California ruled that the internet search giant didn’t infringe on Oracle’s patents.

The CEOs of Apple and Samsung are due to meet today in an attempt to sort out their patent disagreement.

At first glance it would appear that a trickle of goodwill had leaked into the ongoing technology patents battle currently raging around the world, with key players this week assuring industry regulators they will play fair over patents which are deemed “essential” to an industry standard.

British Telecom has filed a lawsuit against Google for patent infringement in the US, worth billions of dollars in damages.