Apple is heading back to court in another effort to overturn a ruling that would allow Samsung to continue to sell its devices that infringed upon the Silicon Valley-based company's patents.
The issue at hand is Apple contends that Samsung should not be allowed to use the software it had previously used in nine devices that infringed on the company's iPhone schematics.
This week, a United States federal judge chose not to block Samsung from selling those devices. Apple had called for the ban after it was awarded $119 million in damages over the South Korean manufacturer's infringement of iPhone technology, Tech Times reports.
The ruling stated that Apple would not be hit hard financially by the selling of the devices, as they have been on the market for a number of years now and Apple had initially licensed some of the infringed technology to Samsung for previous development.
Despite that jury ruling, U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh ruled against Apple's request to prevent future sales of any of the nine Samsung devices that had infringed on Apple's technology.
In response, Samsung said it was continuing to push forward on its American development. "We remain committed to providing American consumers with a wide choice of innovative products," Samsung said in praising the ruling.
But now, Apple wants to get that ban implemented. And it's appealing the Koh ruling that denied its request for a permanent injunction.
On Friday, Aug. 29, Apple said it will take the case to the U.S. Federal Circuit Court of Appeals in Washington D.C. that handles patent cases. It hopes this new court will see its point of view and force Samsung to end the sale of the nine devices.
The ongoing battle between Samsung and Apple highlights the competitive nature of the smartphone world. With both companies the top two globally, the courtroom drama signals that there are many new arenas that companies are heading toward and they want to ensure they aren't having their technology used by other companies.
Some analysts believe that if there are not restrictions established concerning Samsung's devices that infringed upon three Apple patents, it could open up the sector for companies to steal from one another and then simply pay a fine.
Among the components Samsung infringed upon are the auto-correction feature taken from the iPhone's keyboard, the ability to create email addresses and phone numbers appearing in text format, and the now-traditional method of swiping the display to unlock the screen.
