10/08/2013 14:06
US issues import ban on some Samsung products
Apple won a partial victory in its long-running patent dispute with Samsung on Friday when a U.S. administrative panel found Samsung in violation of two Apple patents and blocked imports of some Samsung devices, The Associated Press reported.
But the U.S. International Trade Commission cleared Samsung on four other patents in dispute.
President Barack Obama's administration has 60 days to veto ITC rulings. Over the weekend, the administration invalidated a June order that sided with the South Korean company and banned imports of Apple's iPhone 4 and a variant of its iPad 2.
The patents involved in Friday's ruling aren't related to that June order.
Samsung Electronics Co. and Apple Inc. are in a global legal battle over smartphones. Apple argues Samsung's Android phones copy vital iPhone features. Samsung is fighting back with its own complaints.