Some older samsung electronics co., LTD., a mobile device is faced with after the us international trade commission ruled that apple in high-profile patent infringement in the United States, sales and import ban.
On Friday, the us international trade commission ruled that South Korea's samsung infringed two patents in the digital mobile devices, apple has covers headphone jack detection and a part of the touch screen operation.
The decision is in the long-running dispute may fuel passion may lead to criticism from South Korea.
The team moved to ban samsung devices infringe upon the importation of certain patent claims in the United States, sales and distribution. It is unclear how many samsung mobile phones and equipment will be affected by the ban.
All the eviction order be sent to President barack Obama, has 60 days to review. If he does not reject the order, it will take effect.
Apple is enthusiastic. "The United States international trade commission has joined the courts all over the world, in Japan, South Korea, Germany, the Netherlands and the California station in samsung blatant copying apple's product innovation and refused, said:" a company spokeswoman Christine to cover.
The ruling is the latest patent battle between apple and samsung has spread across a number of countries in the lucrative market share for the mobile communications industry. Samsung and apple smartphone manufacturers is the no. 1 and 2.
But after less than a week, the Obama administration has overturned the us international trade commission decision from June will clamp down on some old models of the iPhone and the violation of samsung patent sales in the United States.
The U.S. trade representative Michael froman Saturday vetoed the ban, cited the "competitive conditions in the U.S. economy and effects on the American consumer."
For decades to veto the ITC's ruling, a move that triggered fears that the south Korean government and lead to Friday's ruling under scrutiny than usual.
Position to prohibit samsung devices, after recent intervention in the case of apple management bias in cupertino, California, apple can stimulate the charges.
But apple is said to have patent infringement case is the main difference between the so-called standard essential patents, covering technology, must be used in accordance with industry standards. In the new situation is considered to be commercial patent and unnecessary.
Four, other patent infringement by apple has been refused, the ITC panel on Friday announced the end of the survey.
"We were disappointed that the us international trade commission has issued patents based on two apples out of order. However, apple has been stopped trying to use to achieve monopoly rectangular and round its too wide a design patent," samsung spokesman Adam yates, said in a statement.
Apple in the mid - 2011 proposed the appeal, charged with samsung for patent infringement, in a wide range of smart phones and tablets. Apple says samsung Nexus of 4 g and some galaxies and interceptors, technology in the infringement.
Samsung said that the new model to join function, solving the controversial technology.
In the long running series patent spat by two rival in a busy day, the United States court of appeals for the fight with apple earlier some of the other accused of infringement by samsung mobile phone sales permanent ban on request.
Apple has attracted the lower court's ruling, refused to the requirements of the iPhone maker, some old models of samsung mobile phone being permanently banned.
At stake is whether the judge can permanently banned the sale of a sophisticated equipment, such as smart phones, if the court ruled that it violates the patents, covering hundreds of just a function of the equipment. Samsung and other smartphone makers said apple may weaken the market decision.
In a one hour hearing in Washington, the federal circuit court judge William bryson questioned whether apple want to use the appeal, sets a precedent, this will allow it to seek to ban the sale of new samsung mobile phone to speed up the fashion.
At present, the case has dragged on for two years.
Apple lawyer William lee acknowledged that if the ban on the iPhone maker request is approved, the company will pursue the so-called defiance, continue to go after new samsung mobile phone.
Samsung's Galaxy smartphones and tablet computers running Google's android operating system, apple's late co-founder Steve jobs, has denounced as "stolen."
Apple says samsung infringed its patents, and cause economic losses. Samsung denied copying apple's patent function.
Appeals court issued a written opinion is expected, but did not indicate the timetable.
The case is apple inc. v. samsung electronics co., LTD., the federal circuit court of appeals, 13-1129.
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