The International Trade Commission issued a ruling today banning certain Samsung devices for infringing upon Apple's patent portfolio. The import ban is subject to a 60-day veto period, where President Obama could elect to veto the decision. The patents in question cover scrolling behavior and headphone jacks.
Though the ITC ruled in favor of Apple on these two patents, it disagreed with Judge Pender's earlier decision that Samsung violated four other patents of Apple's. The President recently vetoed a similar import ban on Apple products requested by Samsung, but in that case those devices were found to be in violation of standards essential patents. In this recent decision, the patents are not consider standards essential, which means...
via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/9/4607014/itc-bans-older-samsung-phones-for-infringing-apple-patents
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