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Happy Independence Day, Apple. Reuters reports that Samsung’s request to have the preliminary injunction against the Galaxy Nexus lifted has officially been denied. This follows a similar ruling yesterday, when the Korean firm’s plea to have a similar ban on its Galaxy Tab 10.1 also fell on deaf ears. This means that there will be no more Samsung Nexi on store shelves until either a workaround can be implemented or the case is resolved. And, according to All Things D, Google and Sammy have already got a workaround ready to go and the software patch implementing it will be pushed out “imminently.” So, in actuality, the news isn’t that bad for Android lovers, but it does put another feather in Apple’s legal cap.

Update: In case you weren’t sure what “no more Nexi on store shelves” means, the phone is currently listed as coming soon in Google’s own Play store, pending that software update that hopefully clears it for sale in the US.

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It wasn’t that long ago that Apple scored an injunction against the HTC One X and the EVO 4G LTE in the United States. The handsets were eventually let into the country once HTC proved the phones were no longer infringing Apple’s patent. Cupertino cried foul, saying that HTC continued to infringe the menu related patent on 29 devices. The company called on the ITC to issue an emergency ban, a request which has now been denied.

Apple suggested last month that HTC misled customs officials over the software on phones to get past the ban, although the ITC doesn’t share the same thoughts: “The commission finds that Apple has not demonstrated the propriety of temporary emergency action here. The commission will not direct Customs to detail all subject HTC products because the commission does not have the information necessary to determine whether the respondents are currently violating the commission’s limited exclusion order.”

It was previously reported that the version of Android HTC has included on phones such as the One X and EVO 4G LTE have been modified to remove the infringing patent. The international version of the One X shows the context menu that appears when a user long taps an item, whereas the American version removes this and places the relevant options in Android’s Settings area. As a result, the custom ban was lifted on the handsets and began shipping to retail stores.

[via Bloomberg]

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At the end of last month, Samsung was faced with an injunction from the court that resulted in the possibility of Samsung’s Galaxy Nexus receiving a sales ban in the US – one of their major global markets. Not too long after that, Samsung naturally went on the defensive and decided to contest that injunction in the court, only to have their efforts shot down. Not only that, a US judge did reject another request by Samsung to prevent a ban on its Galaxy Tab 10.1 sales in the US, which is the third legal blow against the South Korean conglomerate in a space of one week.

Right now, there are legal battles being fought across approximately 10 countries between Apple and Samsung, where patents are their ammunition of choice, and these two fierce rivals intend to be the final word where mobile devices are concerned. Lee Sun-tae, an analyst at NH Investment & Securities, has somewhat softened the blow, saying, “The impact on Samsung is limited as shipment volume of Galaxy Tab 10.1 and Nexus are quite small. Even if Apple wins an injunction request on Galaxy S III, Samsung will have plenty of time to get around it, as it normally takes quite a long time for a court to process such requests.”

By Ubergizmo. Related articles: Apple to block Samsung Galaxy Nexus sales in California, Apple sues Samsung in Germany again,

Samsung’s request to temporarily suspend the ban on its Galaxy Tab tablet in the US has been struck down. The ban, which was pronounced last week as the result of a massive patent infringement case brought forth by Apple, will remain in effect as what is sure to be a very drawn-out legal battle between the two consumer electronics giants continues.

Apple’s claims allege that the Galaxy Tab is infringing on patents that it owns and used in the creation of the iPad. It has filed lawsuits in countries all over the globe and had already secured Galaxy Tab bans in parts of Europe and Australia. Even so, it seemed very unlikely that a similar measure would be put in place in the US. But it happened last week. Samsung had filed a motion to remove the ban at least until the legal dispute was resolved.

But US District Judge Lucy Koh was inflexible in her ruling. Samsung is now appealing to a federal appeals court that specializes in intellectual property cases. The Galaxy Tab saga is just one piece of what has become a giant puzzle of vitriol and legal battles between Samsung and Apple, as each side tries to secure dominance in the smartphone and tablet markets.

[via Chicago Tribune]

Samsung Galaxy Tab ban remains as appeal rejected is written by Mark Raby & originally posted on SlashGear.
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It appears that the case involving Apple and Google’s Galaxy Nexus device (made by Samsung) has yielded a bit of a confusing set of circumstances. According to Foss Patents legal aficionado Florian Mueller and All Things D writer Ina Fried, we’ll still need to wait on a ruling for the pre-ruling on if the Galaxy Nexus will continue to be able to be sold in the USA. The case at hand has Apple filing a suit against the Galaxy Nexus and has since this weekend had a sales ban enacted through the court against said phone until the court case can decide if the device truly does infringe upon Apple’s patent for a ’604 Siri-style quick search.

This current case has ended for today without an immediate indication from the judge in charge for the case, Judge Koh, on whether or not she will stay the injunction pending appeal. Whether or not this means you’ll be able to go out and pick up a Samsung Galaxy Nexus this week is currently unclear.

Stick around for more news from the courtroom in regards to all things tech – if that’s your bag – all week here on SlashGear. Choose sides and make a game of it! Also have a peek at the timeline below to get caught up on this current case as it unfolds as well.

Galaxy Nexus sales ban up in the air pending appeal is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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