What Goes Around Comes Around

It’s hard to keep up with all Apple’s legal entanglements these days. It does seem like it all started when they sued Samsung, essentially for having a better phone, and asked to have sales of certain Samsung products banned in the US. Alas for Apple, things didn’t quite go the way it was figuring.

After other legal blowback, and an embarrassing map incident, we now have this:

The US International Trade Commission (ITC) ruled on Tuesday that [Apple] had infringed on a patent owned by Samsung that involves the ability of devices to transmit multiple services simultaneously and correctly through 3G wireless technology.

The independent federal agency slapped a ban on the import or sale of the iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPad 3G and iPad 2 3G distributed by AT&T, the biggest seller of Apple devices in the United States when Samsung filed its complaint in 2011.

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In response to the verdict, Samsung said, "We believe the ITC's Final Determination has confirmed Apple's history of free-riding on Samsung's technological innovations".

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The products are assembled in Asia.

  alJazeera

Recently, of course, Apple has hit a big nerve with their offshore business, although why they should be the target of Congressional ire versus all the other companies using offshore loopholes I do not know. Maybe it’s just a matter of dogpiling while Apple is the rabbit.

US President Barack Obama has 60 days to review the ruling. If he does not veto the order, it will go into effect.

Say what? Obama can veto Trade Commission rulings?

but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.