A finding by the U.S. International Trade Commission that Samsung infringed Apple ’s letters patent would lead to less choice and higher prices for consumer , Samsung say Wednesday after an ITC judge issued a preliminary decision against the troupe .
Administrative Law Judge Thomas Pender issued apreliminary findingthat Samsung infringed four of Apple ’s patents , one relate to ware plan and three refer to applied science .
The infringing devices let in models of Samsung’sTransform , Acclaim , IndulgeandInterceptsmartphones , according to the judge . If the preliminary determination is upheld by the full commission , the devices could face an import forbidding in the U.S.
“ If leave behind to stand , this initial determination could result to fewer choices , less innovation , and potentially higher price for the American consumer , ” Samsung said in a argument . The company say it was confident the full commission will recover in its favor .
Apple could not immediately be reached for input .
Apple file the ill against Samsung last July , after Samsung had filed a similar complaint against Apple . Last calendar month , in another preliminary decision , an ITC judge determined that Appledid notviolate Samsung ’s letters patent .
It ’s part of a across-the-board effectual engagement that ’s being played out in various homage worldwide . In each case , Apple says Samsung copied the excogitation of its iPhone and iPad product , while Samsung says it merely mimicked them in a way that many electronics companies emulate successful product .
This summer , in a freestanding font , a California jury decided Samsung shouldpay Apple$1.05 billion for run afoul its patent . Samsung is appealing that decision .
The Apple patents at effect in this late ITC decision are a design patent of invention , numberD618,678 , and three engineering letters patent , numbers7,479,949,RE41,922and7,912,501 .
The judge determined that Samsung did not infringe two other Apple letters patent , numbers D558,757 and 7,789,697 .
This clause was update at 1:18 p.m. PT to correct a report card ’s error on the ITC acronym .
