by The U.S. International Trade Commission has determined that Samsung infringed two smartphone patents held by Apple and that therefore some of its phones should be blocked from importation to the United States.
The Friday ruling is the latest step in a multinational fight between the world’s two top smartphone makers that has been going on for two years.
ITC Administrative Law Judge Thomas Pender recommended in December 2012 that some Samsung smartphones be banned from importation to the U.S. because they infringed on four Apple patents. A month after that ruling, the ITC said it would review the decision, and Friday’s announcement is the result of that review.
It confirmed Samsung infringement of two Apple patents: U.S. Patent No. 7,479,949, which covers a touchscreen and user interface, and U.S. Patent No. 7,912,501 that covers detecting when a headset is connected. But it said Samsung didn’t infringe the other patents in question.
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