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Update: Samsung has won a temporary stay on the Galaxy Nexus smartphone that will remain in effect until at least next week, reports Bloomberg, meaning that sales of the device can resume until Apple responds to the Federal Appeals Court motion on July 12.
Apple won temporary U.S. injunctions against Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet and Galaxy Nexus smartphone last week and the South Korean company has yet to find any success in staying the rulings ahead of the lucrative back-to-school season.
In its latest attempt to keep the devices on shelves Samsung requested that the CAFC stay both injunctions, reports FOSS Patents' Florian Mueller, and asked the Federal Circuit for immediate stays ahead of a decision on a stay pending appeal. The court's Motions Panel denied the immediate stay request for the Galaxy Tab 10.1 without further comment but did not offer a ruling on the Galaxy Nexus.
Ruling denying Samsung's request for an immediate stay of the Galaxy Tab injunction. | Source: FOSS Patents
Judge Lucy Koh of the Northern District of California, who first instituted both injunctions, denied Samsung's request to stay pending appeal on Monday for the Galaxy Tab and followed up that ruling with a denial for a stay on the Galaxy Nexus injunction on Tuesday.
Apple has been ordered to respond to the federal motions to stay by July 12 at 12 p.m. Eastern for the Galaxy Tab and the 5 p.m. for the Nexus.
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As stated in the original article the justices gave no reason for denying the immediate stay on the Tab, but FOSSPatents guess was that there was no immediate danger to Samsung since the product was for all intents already discontinued anyway.
Samsung got Samsunged.
LMAO... karma's a bitch. There is a price for copying.
[quote name="Gatorguy" url="/t/151136/federal-court-denies-samsung-request-to-stay-galaxy-tab-10-1-injunction#post_2141826"]As stated in the original article the justices gave no reason for denying the immediate stay on the Tab, but FOSSPatents guess was that there was no immediate danger to Samsung since the product was for all intents already discontinued anyway. [/quote] Or, just as likely, the Appeals court didn't think Samsung had a chance to prevail since they had already essentially told Koh to issue the injunction. They haven't yet seen the Nexus complaint, so they obviously need some information.
What a crappy decision!
Competition is what drives companies to perfect their products and to make them affordable. While I really appreciate the quality of Apple devices and have bought a few throughout my lifetime, I hate to see them trying to stop any other company from competing against them simply because the product looks like one of theirs.
[quote name="enrigonz" url="/t/151136/federal-court-denies-samsung-request-to-stay-galaxy-tab-10-1-injunction#post_2141840"]What a crappy decision! Competition is what drives companies to perfect their products and to make them affordable. While I really appreciate the quality of Apple devices and have bought a few throughout my lifetime, I hate to see them trying to stop any other company from competing against them simply because the product looks like one of theirs. [/quote] It would be easier if you'd just put a big note on your forehead that says "I don't know anything about intellectual property or innovation". You should also simply add that to all of your posts. It would save everyone a lot of time.