US overturns Apple ban; Samsung upset

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Apple vs Samsung

The White House stepped into a patent war between Apple and Samsung on August 3 by overturning a decision that banned the sale of certain iPads and iPhones in the United States. US Trade Representative Michael Froman announced the rare move — a blow to South Korean Samsung — saying in a letter he had decided to “disapprove” the exclusion order by the US International Trade Commission. It is the first time since 1987 that a US administration had vetoed a product ban ordered by the trade panel and comes amid a bitter legal battle between California-based Apple and South Korean competitor Samsung. Apple welcomed the move while Samsung slammed it.

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