Ondrej Holzman At the beginning of August got Samsung banned import into the United States selected products that infringe Apple's patents. It was a decision of the US International Trade Commission (ITC) and could only be overturned by President Barack Obama. However, he did not use his veto and the ban will go into effect...
Samsung hoped that the Obama administration would make the same decision as before in the case of Apple, which also faced a possible import ban some older devices, and then Obama vetoed the decision. This time, however, he made a different decision, as confirmed today by the US Trade Commissioner Office. "After careful consideration of the impact on customers and competitors, advice from the authorities and input from stakeholders, I have decided to allow the ITC's decision," said Michael Froman, US Trade Representative.
However, the decision is not too surprising, since these are far from the same cases. So there is no favoritism to the American company on the part of the Obama administration.
Due to the ban, Samsung will not be able to import models such as The Galaxy S 4G, Fascinate, Captivate, Galaxy Tab, Galaxy Tab 10.1 and others into the United States, i.e. mostly older devices. The key to the whole case is that Samsung, unlike Apple, was not accused of infringing the basic patents that each company has an obligation to license to others on fair and non-discriminatory terms. On the contrary, Samsung now faced accusations of infringing other, specific functions that Apple does not have to license at all.
So, if Samsung wanted to get its products on American soil again, it would have to bypass these patents, especially regarding touch control methods. The South Korean company has previously stated that it has a solution in place to resolve the situation, but it is not clear whether everything regarding the patents in these devices has been fixed yet.
One thing is clear already. Samsung hoped it would never have to resort to anything like that. "We are disappointed by the US Trade Commissioner's decision to allow the ban issued by the US International Trade Commission," a Samsung spokesperson said. "It will only result in less competition and less choice for the American customer."
Apple declined to comment on the matter.
Source: AllThingsD.com
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They should ban them all, because the way Samsung has been behaving lately, more and more, I think it is no longer acceptable.