Apple has filed an appeal against the U.S. federal judge Lucy Koh's ruling not banning the sale of Samsung smartphones in the US.
Apple, the renowned smartphone giant, does not agree with the latest ruling by the US judge Lucy Koh from earlier this week. The Cupertino tech giant filed an appeal on Friday in its continued efforts to seek a ban on US sales of nine smartphone models made by Samsung. Apple's permanent injunction suit against Samsung includes Admire, Galaxy Nexus, Galaxy Note, Galaxy Note 2, Galaxy S2, Galaxy S2 Epic 4G Touch, Galaxy S2 Skyrocket, Galaxy S3, and Stratosphere.
Judge Koh's verdict came after Apple failed to prove that the Samsung smartphones that infringed its patents had an impact on sales of iPhones in the country. The tech giant was also unable to prove if the infringement helped the Korean smartphone maker attract consumers toward its smartphones or drive product sales. Koh's decision against imposing a ban against Samsung was also attributed to Apple's better-than-expected profit and iPhone sales during the third quarter, CNET reported.
Apple's injunction was based on its victory back in May, where it convinced the jury that Samsung had infringed on several Apple patents. As a result, Apple was awarded $119.6 million in damages, a far cry from the $2 billion claim by Apple. Most of the damages came from the technology used in the company's former flagship smartphone, Galaxy SIII, which totaled up to $52 million, according to NY Times.
The legal disputes between the two biggest smartphone companies date back to 2011. Apple originally waged a war against Samsung for infringing on iPhone features. Then Samsung fueled the battle by filing lawsuits against the Cupertino based tech giant in several countries including South Korea, Japan, Australia, the Netherlands, Germany, France, Italy and the UK. Earlier this month, the legal war between the rivals took a surprising turn when both companies decided to end their patent disputes outside the U.S.
Apple's filing for appeal on court's decision will be reviewed by the U.S. Federal Circuit Court of Appeals, a Washington, D.C.-based court that handles patent appeals.
