Apple Against Samsung Over Phones Turns on Who Copied Who
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Apple Inc. hasn’t had much to show for its two years of effort to prove Samsung Electronics Co. “slavishly copied” its iPhone, as its top competitor became the world’s biggest smartphone maker.
Its next chance at putting a dent in Samsung’s sales comes Aug. 9, after a decision was delayed today, when a U.S. trade agency in Washington is to announce whether it will block imports of some of the Korean company’s phones. An import ban on some iPhone 4s starts at midnight Aug. 4 unless President Barack Obama intervenes, while an appeals court hears Apple’s arguments for banning Samsung products in a separate case Aug. 9.