“Apple Inc. can continue selling its iPhone 4 and iPad 2 3G in the U.S. after receiving a reprieve from an import ban won by Samsung Electronics Co. in a patent-infringement dispute,” Susan Decker reports for Bloomberg.
“U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman today overturned the ban, imposed by the U.S. International Trade Commission on June 4 after it found that some older models of Apple devices infringed a patent for a way data are transmitted,” Decker reports. “It was the first time the executive branch has overturned an ITC import ban since 1987, when President Ronald Reagan did so in a case involving Samsung computer-memory chips.”
Decker reports, “‘We applaud the administration for standing up for innovation in this landmark case,’ Apple spokeswoman Kristin Huguet said in an interview. ‘Samsung was wrong to abuse the patent system in this way.’ …Four U.S. senators wrote to Froman on July 30, asking him to “assess the substantial public interest considerations” of using standards patents at the ITC. The senators were Democrats Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and Barbara Boxer of California, and Republicans Mike Lee of Utah and James Risch of Idaho.”
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It was not the “Obama administration” that vetoed the ban. It was President Obama, himself! He is the only one who can veto anything (federally). Really, MDN, give the guy some credit when he does the right thing (even if you think doing so is gonna kill ya – I promise, it won’t).
‘Freedom of Expressiion’! How can anyone not appreciate the depth of diversity of comment that eminates from your collective vitriol. Truly invigorating!
MDN forgot to send the President birthday greetings.