Apple iPhone and iPad patent ban overturned in US

[her209]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23566422

A ban on sales of older models of Apple's iPad and iPhone in the US has been overturned by the Obama administration.

In June, the US International Trade Commission (ITC) ruled that Apple infringed a patent of rival Samsung.

President Barack Obama's trade representative has now vetoed that decision because of its "effect on competitive conditions in the US economy".

Such a veto is a relatively rare event.

Dumb ass decision by the administration. A patent is supposed to give the holder an advantage in the marketplace.

Apple welcomed the news and applauded Mr Obama "for standing up for innovation". It added: "Samsung was wrong to abuse the patent system in this way."

Its only OK for Apple to abuse the patent system.

 

[ivwshane]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23566422



Dumb ass decision by the administration. A patent is supposed to give the holder an advantage in the marketplace.



Its only OK for Apple to abuse the patent system.

Has Samsung paid apple for their infringement yet? Sounds like a case of what goes around comes around to me.

 

[palehorse]

LOL... I wonder how much this cost Apple. Trade Representatives probably don't come cheap!

 

[Jaskalas]

Its only OK for Apple to abuse the patent system.

Yeah... whether or not I agree with Apple, are we a nation of laws? How come this gets special treatment?

 

[StrangerGuy]

So Obama proves again that how he is synonymous with "bad decisions"?

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

Has Samsung paid apple for their infringement yet? Sounds like a case of what goes around comes around to me.

Perhaps, but that's what courts are for.

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

Yeah... whether or not I agree with Apple, are we a nation of laws? How come this gets special treatment?

It's legal. The agreement allows for an opt out. Last time that was done was 1987.

 

[1prophet]

It's amazing how these so called American companies that consider an American too expensive to employ to make their gadgets have no shame, crying to their government when they get butt hurt on the world stage, and the bought and paid off politicians accommodate them.

 

[PokerGuy]

Of course this will NEVER come back to bite us in the butt when other countries do the same thing when their companies abuse the patents held by US companies. Nope, never.

Another idiotic decision by an administration quickly proving itself to be one of the best at consistently making bad decisions.

 

[BlueWolf47]

Apple and Samsung have been in a patent war where seemingless uninovative aspects of their products are cause for litigation between each other. Such things as "round buttons". Theres actually a profit incentive from the infringment payouts after settlements.

 

[Broheim]

It's amazing how these so called American companies that consider an American too expensive to employ to make their gadgets have no shame, crying to their government when they get butt hurt on the world stage, and the bought and paid off politicians accommodate them.

apple is actually starting to move production back to the US, which has probably bought a decent amount of good faith from the politicians.