Apple's request for Samsung U.S. Products Ban has been denied
Apple's request for Samsung U.S. Products Ban has been denied
A U.S. judge on Monday Denied the Apple Inc.'s request to seek a ban on the sale of some Samsung Electronics Co. products in the U.S. market.
"The fact that Apple may have lost customers and downstream sales to Samsung is not enough to justify an injunction," Judge Lucy Koh ruled in a court filing. "Apple must have lost these sales because Samsung infringed Apple's patents. Apple has simply not been able to make this showing." - Lucy Koh, U.S Court, Apple vs. Samsung Case
The judge also denied Samsung's request to seek a new trial citing alleged juror misconduct.
Apple first patent lawsuit against Samsung, filed in April of 2011, went to trial in August with a damage award of more than $1 billion for Apple. Samsung has tried to have that decision thrown out.
The two companies are already taking their patent battle to courts all over the world, in a dispute that's heating up as the battle for dominance within the smartphone and tablet markets intensifies. Samsung's share with the smartphone market was 31% in the third quarter, up from 23% 2009, according to market-research firm IDC. Apple was at 2nd place using a market share of 15%, up from 14% a year earlier.
Meanwhile, Both Samsung and Apple declined to comment at this time.
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