Sunday, August 4, 2013

Obama Administration Vetoes Import Ban on Select Apple Devices

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The Obama administration on Saturday slammed the door on a proposed ban of Apple products, vetoing a United States International Trade Commission decision that was initially viewed as an unexpected patent battle victory for Samsung.


U.S. Trade Representative Michael B. G. Froman executed the veto in a letter penned to the USITC's chairman, Irving A. Williamson. The disapproval notice is a direct response to the USITC's ruling, which was ordered in June and, according to All Things D , granted Samsung’s request for an import ban on older iPhones and iPads (i.e., AT&T iPhones prior to the iPhone 4S and the iPad 2 and earlier) which it found to infringe upon one of Samsung’s standards-essential patents. Read more...


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