Apple fails to prevent Samsong from the sale of its products in the United States: Judge: No irreparable harm

Apple American group failed again Wednesday to get a court order to prevent the sale of smart phones making rival South Korean "Samsung", which it accuses of violating patents owned.

And Apple filed a new request before a court in California after the American judgment in May concluded for violations of patents, especially on the part of the American group Samsung. 

In a decision published on Wednesday considered Judge Lucy Koh that Apple did not get to prove "irreparable harm" to link to Samsung of violating patents that it would justify the permanent ban of the products concerned. 

The judge explained that "Apple did not prove exposure to significant damage to affect its sales or reputation" did not show a direct causal link between the damage and the potential violation of patents by Samsung. Under the judge rejected the request submitted by Apple prevention. 

Setback 

The rejection is a setback for the new set of Apple in this case, so that the previous ruling on Samsung in May, did not exceed the amount paid nearly 120 million dollars, an amount far less than the two billion Dolaralta was claimed by the American group. 

And exchanged major groups in the major industries of informatics in recent years a series of lawsuits dealing with charges of violating the patents. 

And filed against Apple, claiming the first South Korean rival in the United States in 2011, then extended court battles to include countries such as Britain, France, South Korea, Japan, Italy, the Netherlands and Australia. 

And referred to the decision of the two groups drop all legal disputes existing between them outside the United States regarding the patents in early August.