As Apple fails to compete with Samsung, US launches dirty trade
12 Aug 2013 2:10 AM IST
In less than a week after the US Trade representative Michael Froman vetoed the ITC decision of June in the patent war between the USA's Apple Inc. and South Korean's Samsung that ruled banning of sales of some older-model Apple iPhones and iPads in the United States, the US International Trade Commission on Friday ruled that Samsung infringes on portions of two Apple Inc patents on digital mobile devices, covering the detection of headphone jacks and operation of touchscreens.
All exclusion orders are sent to President Barack Obama, who has 60 days to review them. If he does not veto the order, it will go into effect.
The decision is likely to inflame passions in the long-running dispute and could spark a rebuke from South Korea. According to agencies, the panel moved to prohibit Samsung from importing, selling and distributing devices in the United States that infringe on certain claims on the patents. It is unclear how many Samsung phones and devices would be subject to the ban.
The ruling was the latest in a patent battle between Apple and Samsung that has spread across several countries as the companies vie for market share in the lucrative mobile industry. Samsung and Apple are the Nos. 1 and 2 smartphone makers.
Apple was ebullient. 'The ITC has joined courts around the world in Japan, Korea, Germany, Netherlands and California by standing up for innovation and rejecting Samsung's blatant copying of Apple's products,' said company spokewoman Kristin Huguet.
The ruling against the Samsung devices could pave the way for allegations that the administration is showing favoritism toward Cupertino, California's Apple.
All exclusion orders are sent to President Barack Obama, who has 60 days to review them. If he does not veto the order, it will go into effect.
The decision is likely to inflame passions in the long-running dispute and could spark a rebuke from South Korea. According to agencies, the panel moved to prohibit Samsung from importing, selling and distributing devices in the United States that infringe on certain claims on the patents. It is unclear how many Samsung phones and devices would be subject to the ban.
The ruling was the latest in a patent battle between Apple and Samsung that has spread across several countries as the companies vie for market share in the lucrative mobile industry. Samsung and Apple are the Nos. 1 and 2 smartphone makers.
Apple was ebullient. 'The ITC has joined courts around the world in Japan, Korea, Germany, Netherlands and California by standing up for innovation and rejecting Samsung's blatant copying of Apple's products,' said company spokewoman Kristin Huguet.
The ruling against the Samsung devices could pave the way for allegations that the administration is showing favoritism toward Cupertino, California's Apple.
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