Apple seeks ban on Samsung phones in the US - Times of India
| Apple is trying to force Samsung Electronics's mobile devices off US store shelves a week after dodging an iPhone 4 ban by a rare White House veto. The company will ask a US appeals court to block sales of Samsung models a California jury found violated patents for the iPhone's look and features . Later, a US trade agency is expected to say if it will halt some Samsung imports based on other Apple patent infringement claims. For Cupertino, California-based Apple, making Samsung change or stop selling some smartphones and tablet computers is more important than money. The $1 billion verdict it won at trial last year equals less than two weeks' worth of iPhone sales and one-seventh of Samsung's second-quarter profit. "Sometimes, the money's not enough," said Ray Van Dyke, a technology-patent lawyer with the Van Dyke Firm in Washington. "Between Apple and Samsung, it's about who's going to be the top dog. You want to shut them down. This is the club. You can beat them into submission with a club and maintain your top dog status." Apple and Samsung together make almost half of all smartphones sold, with Samsung holding the title of world's biggest and the two companies vying to be No. 1 in the US. The two companies are spending millions of dollars in legal fees battling across four continents.  | |||
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