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Sony Computer Entertainment Europe is “investigating” an import ban...

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe is “investigating” an import ban on PS3s in Europe arising from a Blu-ray patent dispute between Sony and LG, an SCEE spokesman said Tuesday. But SCEE can’t comment further, he said. LG declined comment, citing policy…

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that bars discussing ongoing legal disputes. The import ban was to last 10 days but could be extended, which could result in Sony’s console eventually not being available on retail store shelves there, reports said. LG won a preliminary injunction covering all of Europe at a civil court in the Hague and was also looking to block PS3 imports into the U.S., they said.