Apple Does Not Violate Samsung Patents: ITC Judge
Source: Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Apple did not violate patents owned by Samsung Electronics in making the iPod touch, iPhones and iPads, a judge at the International Trade Commission said in a preliminary ruling on Friday.
Apple and Samsung have taken their bruising patent disputes to some 10 countries as they vie for market share in the booming mobile industry. Apple won a landmark victory last month after a U.S. jury found the South Korean firm had copied key features of the iPhone and awarded Apple $1.05 billion in damages.
ITC Judge James Gildea said on Friday that Apple did not violate the four patents in the case. Samsung had accused Apple of infringement in a complaint filed in mid-2011. It asked for the infringing products to be banned from sale in the United States.
The full commission is due to decide whether to uphold or overturn its internal judge's decision in January.
The case at the International Trade Commission is No. 337-794.
(Reporting By Diane Bartz; editing by Carol Bishopric)
Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSBRE88D1GJ20120914?irpc=932
Ezlivin
(8,153 posts)And then we come to DU to see which corporation has the most fans!
onehandle
(51,122 posts)I know where my allegiance falls.
joshcryer
(62,276 posts)I know where my allegiance falls.
cstanleytech
(26,293 posts)The same Apple who also keeps alot of its manufacturing overseas?
That Apple?
And no, I am not a fan of samsung or any similar company, heck I cant even afford a cellphone but what I am a fan of is the truth and the truth is it doesnt matter what country those companies have their headquarters in as they do business worldwide.
penndragon69
(788 posts)if they thought they might get away with it.
Steve Jobs and apple are simply arrogant and
want to claim that THEY, even created the EARTH !
The Second Stone
(2,900 posts)It was a truly revolutionary concept.
cstanleytech
(26,293 posts)to get any deader.