By Joel Rosenblatt
Apple Inc. failed again to win a sales ban on Samsung Electronics Co. (005930) products found to infringe its smartphone patents, even after requesting what it described as a more limited prohibition. U.S. District Judge Lucy H. Koh in San Jose, California, today denied Apple’s bid for what the company had pitched as a “narrowly tailored” ban on some older Samsung smartphone models after a jury in May found infringement by both companies. The rebuke to Apple’s U.S. litigation efforts was softened by its July 22 announcement that it sold 35.2 million iPhones in the quarter, a 13 percent jump that contributed to a profit increase of 12 percent for the period. The performance shows Apple is withstanding competition from smartphone manufacturers led by Samsung, as consumers await new devices promised by Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook.
[eap_ad_1] Apple tried to make its request more viable by targeting specific infringing features in nine Samsung devices, and by offering what it called a “sunset period” to give its Suwon, South Korea-based rival a chance to design around the features before any ban was enforced, according to a court filing. Kristin Huguet, a spokeswoman for Cupertino, California-based Apple, declined to comment on the ruling. Adam Yates, a spokesman for Samsung, didn’t immediately respond to an e-mail seeking comment. The case is Apple Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co., 12-cv-00630, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California Bookmark Story (San Jose). (Bloomberg)
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