Mikey Campbell
It was reported on Thursday that a Seoul court has granted Apple's request to stay a sales ban against both the iPhone and iPad after an August ruling found the products to be in violation of Samsung's patents.
A spokesman for the Seoul Central District Court told Bloomberg that the delay was actually handed down last month, with the court deciding that any sales ban would have to wait until Apple's appeal proceedings conclude.
In the initial Aug. 24 ruling, the South Korean court found both Apple and Samsung guilty of infringing on each others' patents, ultimately banning sales of the iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, first-generation iPad and the iPad 2. Samsung was also hit with a number of bans against its smartphones and tablets, however the company chose not to pursue an appeal.
Thursdays' news comes on the heels of a Samsung win in the U.S., as the federal appeals court overturned an injunction against the Galaxy Nexus smartphone first handed down in June.
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"Apple must have paid off the court. Everyone knows Samsung can't lose a case in Korea."
Hey, Zazzles. Good to see you're doing something constructive, meaning not posting.
You know, other than your 12th account, which I just banned.
But...but... Samsung is a Korean company and a Korean court sided with an American company that is litigating instead of innovating?? How can that be??
Oh way, sorry.. I was trying to pretend (badly) to be a whiny, crybaby fandroid that believes Apple is evil regardless of what they do. My bad.
Today Samsung forgot to deliver Kimchi and mummified eggs to the judges and lost the court battle.
LOL, Samsung is a mess.
I applaud the Korean courts for sticking fervently with its mission of being objective despite Samsung's home court influence in almost everything.
At least the Korean courts have the common courtesy of waiting until an official response from the other side before issuing an official ban unlike the ones in the US.
The Galaxy Nexus ban was overturned just today by an appeals court for Judge Koh's "abuse" of its discretion.
Lets not get too political here. We are comparing legal logic here not countries.
Today Samsung forgot to deliver Kimchi and mummified eggs to the judges and lost the court battle.
Not sure if that was a joke or mockery.