war between Apple and Samsung was fairly quiet in recent weeks. First bounce occurred when the ITC was supporting the Korean manufacturer. The latter were to be successful as the iPhone 3GS, 4, 4S and iPad some were banned from sale. This decision resulted in a few days ago a second twist that came from Barack Obama. The U.S. government was not involved in this story for decades. Yet Washington has decided to fight the decision to ban the ITC giving succeed at Apple. Samsung disappointed with this hypothesis had decided not to stay at this stage. A third rebound occurred since the Korean manufacturer has been sanctioned.
heavily sanctioned by the ITC
Samsung was convicted because according to ITC, the Korean company violates certain patents La Pomme. The decision is based on two patents (four were rejected), namely the headphone jack (headphones detection) and scrolling the screen. Those who have not been accepted focused on devices such as the rounded corners that are specific to the iPhone and iPad. The new Samsung products are not affected, but the ban is valid for several smartphones that have emerged between 2010 and 2011. Many branded products Samsung (Galaxy range, Transform and Nexus) are banned from sale on American soil, a heavy decision for the Korean manufacturer that had already expressed its concerns since the publication of the decision of Barack Obama. Samsung fear the government to intervene as soon as the Cupertino company is at stake.
Samsung takes action
However, the president of the United States has the opportunity for this decision the ITC to veto. Otherwise, the prohibition of many devices come into effect in 60 days. Samsung is heavily penalized and did not want to give a list of all the products concerned, he did not want to comment. The situation is similar to the Apple side, who had welcomed the decision of Barack Obama a few days ago. The patent war between the two giants of the industry is not ready to end. Indeed, a spokesman for Samsung did not comment on the decision, but he indicated that measures had been taken to ensure that products are always available in the USA.
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