(MENAFN) US District Judge Lucy Koh rejected a request made by Apple Inc. to permanently ban sales of Samsung Electronics' smartphones in the US, reported Reuters.
Koh ruled that the US giant had not provided enough evidence that its patented features drove consumer demand for the entire iPhone, adding that phones at issue in this case enclose a wide range of features, of which only a small portion are covered by Apple's patents.
In 2012, Apple convinced Judge Koh to impose two pretrial sales bans against the South Korean firm's Galaxy Tab 10.1 and the Galaxy Nexus phone.
After its USD1.05 billion victory in August, Apple asked Koh to impose a permanent sales ban against 26 generally older Samsung mobiles, even though any ban could potentially have been extended to the newer Galaxy products.
Koh noted in her rule that Apple does have some interest in keeping certain features as exclusive to the company, however, this doesn't mean that the entire products must be permanently banned from the market as they incorporate, among their numerous features, a few narrow protected functions.
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