Samsung Galaxy Nexus ban overturned by US appeals court
The US Court of Appeals has overturned a ban on sales of Samsung's Galaxy Nexus phone, in a blow to Apple in the ongoing battle between the two rivals.
It said the district court in California, which had issued the ban in June, had "abused its discretion in entering an injunction".
Earlier this month, a sales ban on Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet computer in the US was also lifted.
The two firms are involved in a legal tussle over patent infringement claims.
Samsung welcomed the latest decision saying it "confirms that the role of patent law is to protect innovation and not to unreasonably stifle competition and restrict consumer choice".
"We will continue to take all appropriate measures to ensure the availability of our innovative products," the South Korean manufacturer said.

Slowing the competition?

The smartphone segment is one of the fastest growing sectors for phone manufacturers and Apple and Samsung are among the biggest players in the arena.
Apple, which makes the iPhone, was one of the early pioneers in the segment, while Samsung, which manufactures the Galaxy range of smartphones, has made rapid strides in the sector gaining a strong share of key global markets in recent years.
However, its success has coincided with a growing legal battle with Apple, spread across various countries.
Earlier this year, a California court awarded Apple $1.05bn (£652m) in damages, after ruling several of its software and design technologies had been infringed by Samsung.
Samsung has since challenged that verdict and called for a retrial.
Analysts said that given the tremendous growth potential of the sector, the legal battle between the two firms was likely to continue.
"The intensity of the competition is so high, that it is less about billions of dollars in fines but more about slowing the competition," Manoj Menon, managing director of Frost & Sullivan, told the BBC.
He explained that Apple feels that Samsung has infringed its patents, which it believes has played a role in Samsung's success.
"Apple will try and slow the rapid growth trajectory of Samsung," he said.


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I believe the highlighted in red is the crux of the matter
Sour grapes from Apple

Yeah, Samsung copied Apple, just like Google copied Yahoo. Give me a damn break......

No one can make a "better"product without taking some cues from the older product.

We don't need all these lawsuits, it's not in the consumer's my best interest.

Yes they should ban it - copy copy too much

All these bs lawsuits sef....

HQ: No one can make a "better"product without taking some cues from the older product.

We don't need all these lawsuits, it's not in the consumer's my best interest.

It was never about the consumer or you either, its all about the MONEY.

adewaleafolabi:

It was never about the consumer or you either, its all about the MONEY.

True that
Only apple is barking up the wrong tree [going at it the wrong way]

Samsung's now throwing jabs!

From the wack Apple maps to this one, Tim Cook is in for apologies.

Can you see that the media hype for this ruling is low? Hahaha.

US can protect "their own"!!!

Kospi would leap with this news.




Frawzey

more troubles coming soon! Patent issue is a serious one anyway, no one of them own the basic technology of communication, so to say laying claim on what you just improve is questionable. anyone of them never invented math or Physic!

Apple want to keep on enslaving the Yankees, Samsung-Galaxy is better then apple and cheaper to service.

Apple copied the iOS 6 clock from the Swiss Federal Railway service. They have now agreed to pay license fees:



http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57531232-37/apple-licenses-swiss-rail-clock-design/

Americans are freedom personified.Apple imprisoned them,samsung liberated them.The iphone was made for introverts and selfish people.it's even kinda STRANGE how it found it's way into the Nigerian Market.it does not represent who we are.we're a SHARING people.

e-herbal:
Americans are freedom personified.Apple imprisoned them,samsung liberated them.The iphone was made for introverts and selfish people.it's even kinda STRANGE how it found it's way into the Nigerian Market.it does not represent who we are.we're a SHARING people.

1000+ dislikes!

Insanity:

1000+ dislikes!

10000000000+ likes to counter your dislike....and we still got change.

Its true apple restricts while android is on open source any way you look at it.

I can't imagine how far companies will take this "patent" thing in the next 10 or so years.

adewaleafolabi:

It was never about the consumer or you either, its all about the MONEY.

Lol. So you want "Triangle-Shaped" phones, abi?

I'm only saying they should concentrate on making better products, because at the moment it's almost as if these two are just on the lookout for the next opportunity to sue.

No idea is original. Notin is new under the sun