The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has set a new date to settle the ongoing Apple and Samsung patent infringement disputes.
In an effort lobbied by Apple, the Court of Appeals have set Aug. 9 to hear both sides' cases on the Cupertino-based grounds to ban several Samsung devices.
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The Aug. 9 date was set after U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh, who presided the patent infringement lawsuit last year in San Jose, Calif., refused to give Apple the injunction to ban specific Samsung devices.
"Apple argues that Judge Koh's decision can be reversed by a panel, but this argument is mostly based on the claim that a permanent injunction requires a different equitable analysis than a preliminary injunction," stated Florian Mueller of FOSS Patents.
As Latinos Post reported, Apple originally won $1.05 billion against Samsung in last year's patent infringement trial. Judge Koh, however, reduced the amount by 40 percent, or approximately $450.5 million. Apple has yet to collect any of the money.
"August 9 will be the most important Apple v. Samsung event in a long time -- in fact, since last summer's jury trial, and it's arguably even more important because whatever Apple achieved at last year's trial is meaningless without useful, forceful remedies," Mueller added.
The Aug. 9 hearing comes as Apple awaits a decision on whether the iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, and iPad 2 ban in the U.S. would be upheld by the International Trade Commission (ITC). The ITC ruled imports of the three Apple devices are to be banned within the states last month. President Barack Obama can veto the ruling but has transferred the decision to the United States Trade Representative (USTR). The ban goes into effect Aug. 5.
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