A US District Judge has delayed Apple’s plans to block the US launch of Samsung’s Galaxy S III. Judge Lucy Koh says overseeing a ruling before the scheduled June 21st launch would effectively overload her calendar. Apple now has to request a new hearing date if it wants to block sales of Samsung’s latest Android 4.0 device in the US, which would likely be scheduled after its launch.
Apple fails to block US launch of Galaxy S III due to scheduling conflict
Apple suffers another setback in its plan to block US sales of the Samsung Galaxy S III smartphone.
Apple suffers another setback in its plan to block US sales of the Samsung Galaxy S III smartphone.
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The company faced a similar setback last week after Judge Richard Posner dismissed an Apple vs. Motorola patent trial scheduled to start on June 11th. Citing the need for both parties to put forth a valid case, Posner has been openly frustrated with both Motorola and Apple — who he believes have not proven how much any alleged patent infringements have cost. The latest delay does not end Apple’s plans to get a court order blocking Galaxy S III sales, but it has clearly dashed its hopes of obtaining one before the smartphone launches on a variety of US carriers later this month.
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