U.S. court lifts Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 temporary sales ban

PanARMENIAN.Net - A temporary sales ban on Samsung Electronics' Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet computer in the U.S. has been lifted by a U.S. court, BBC News reports.

District Judge Lucy Koh gave a court order rescinding a ban on U.S. sales that was part of a patent dispute with Apple. The ban was put in place on June 26.

Separately, Samsung filed a motion on Tuesday, Oct 2, against Apple's iPhone 5 saying its patents had been violated.

Apple and Samsung, the two market leaders in the lucrative smartphone market, are embroiled in patent disputes in as many as 10 countries. The ban on the Galaxy Tab 10.1 had been placed before a month-long patent trial between Apple and Samsung.

In August, at the conclusion of that trial Apple was awarded a victory on many of its patent violation claims where it said Samsung had copied Apple's iPhone and iPad designs. It was also awarded more than $1bn (£664m) in damages.

However, the jury found that Samsung had not violated the patent that was the basis for the ban on the sale of the Galaxy Tab 10.1.

Samsung, therefore, argued for the sales ban to be lifted.