Bad news strikes again for Samsung today as the International Trade Commission’s ban on Samsung’s ability to sell three Samsung products in the United States has come to pass. Samsung was hopeful that President Obama would veto the International Trade Commission’s ban before it was set to go into effect starting today, but no dice – and as a result, Samsung is no longer allowed to sell the Galaxy S 4G, Fascinate, and Galaxy Tab, all of which the courts agreed infringed on several key Apple patents related to scrolling and headphone recognition.
Fortunately for Samsung, these three products just so happen to be drops in the bucket in the United States. Now, if Samsung was ordered to stop selling the Galaxy S III, Galaxy S4, and Galaxy Note line of devices in the United States then I’d say Samsung would have an issue. But as it stands right now, this likely won’t stop the company from making an absolute boat load of cash off their Galaxy line for the foreseeable future.
Still, Samsung is of course not pleased with the decision. When pressed for comment, a company representative told popular tech site The Verge that the company is “disappointed by the US Trade Representative’s decision”, claiming that it would interfere with competition in the United States.
Via: The Verge
Source: Bloomberg
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