Judge Rejects Apples Request for Permanent Ban of Samsung Smartphones

Judge Lucy Koh has denied Apple's request for a permanent injunction against Samsung smartphones, Reuters reported.

Apple had been awarded $1.05 billion in damages in an August verdict. The trial's jury found that Samsung willfully copied features of Apple's iPhone and iPad.

The Cupertino, Calif. company also sought a permanent sales ban on the smartphones in question -- a formidable list of 26 devices.

Judge Koh decided against the ban, claiming that the features Samsung had infringed upon were only "a small fraction" of the phones' features.

"Though Apple does have some interest in retaining certain features as exclusive to Apple, it does not follow that entire products must…
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