So Samsung just cant get a break in court when it comes to Apple. A judge has denied to left the ban against Samsung and the sale of it’s Galaxy Tab 10.1. Samsung should jsut move on as the device is almost 2 years old.
U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh in San Jose, California, issued the order temporarily blocking sales of the Tab 10.1 computer before a jury found Aug. 24 that Samsung infringed six of seven Apple patents and awarded Apple $1.05 billion in damages.
Apple and Samsung agree that a pending ruling on Samsung’s appeal of Koh’s June order temporarily “deprives the court of jurisdiction to dissolve the injunction,” the judge wrote in a Sept. 17 order. The judge canceled a Sept. 20 hearing on Samsung’s bid to dissolve the temporary ban without setting a new date.
“We are disappointed by the court’s decision,” Adam Yates, a spokesman for Suwon, South Korea-based Samsung, said in an e-mailed statement. “We will continue to take all appropriate measures to ensure consumer access to our innovative products.”
The ruling adds weight to a Dec. 6 hearing at which Koh will consider Cupertino, California-based Apple’s request for a permanent U.S. sales ban on eight Samsung smartphone models and the tablet following the jury verdict. Seven of the eight phones that Apple seeks to ban are part of Samsung’s Galaxy line.
