Judge Koh denies injunction stay, keeps Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 out of stores

Samsung may have been quick to appeal Judge Lucy Koh's decision to halt Galaxy Tab 10.1 sales, but the woman with the gavel isn't bending. 

According to Reuters, Judge Koh has rejected the firm's request to allow sales to continue pending a decision, keeping store shelves empty for the time being. Samsung has one last chance to avoid the injunction — federal appeals court.

 The Washington D.C.-based court has exclusive jurisdiction over intellectual property disputes, and can overrule Koh’s ruling.“Samsung is disappointed with the court’s decision that denied our motion to stay. We believe today’s ruling will ultimately reduce the availability of superior technological features to consumers in the United States. Regardless, we will continue to pursue a request for an appeal of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 preliminary injunction, which we filed on June 26 to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.”

Apple won a similar injunction last Friday against Samsung’s Galaxy Nexus handset. It’s already filed a motion to stay that injunction as well, but we don’t expect to hear anything on it for at least a week.