Apple and Samsung patent war continues, and this time an American court sided with the South Korean manufacturer. Lawyers Apple, as we wrote, it was not possible to ban the sale of certain mobile competitor. In Cupertino decided not to keep it on the brakes and brought the appeal.
On Wednesday, a district court judge in California San Jose Lucy Koh ruled, rejecting Apple's request to impose an indefinite ban on the sale in the United States certain mobile devices manufactured by Samsung.
«Apple has not shown that its reputation had suffered damage and it has suffered damages in the form of lost profits from sales. Federal district court warned the plaintiff (Apple, - Ed.) That he must demonstrate a causal link between the alleged harm, including harm to reputation, and specific violations of patents by Samsung », - commented on his decision Lucy Koh.
I must say that Apple has filed a petition to impose an indefinite ban on the sale of certain Samsung mobile devices after the May American Court found that the Korean company had violated three patents, rights belong to its American counterpart. As compensation, Samsung by the court to be paid $ 120 million, while Apple has assessed any harm caused to a $ 2.2 billion.