Apple has been found to be in violation of a Samsung patent,
which has resulted in a limited import ban on certain products,
including the iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, original iPad 3G and iPad 2 3G, all
only for AT&T-specific models. More details are emerging about the
ruling, but it’s likely this affects only older devices on AT&T
because it relates to a specific component used before wider release of
the iPhone with multi-band support.
The
import ban could theoretically result in Apple being unable to sell the
devices in question in the U.S., should all appeals fail and the
decision be upheld, since Apple wouldn’t be able to bring the devices
into the country from its overseas suppliers and manufacturing
facilities. As this is an ITC ruling, it would have to be appealed to
the White House or Federal Circuit to be overturned, notes Nilay Patel
of The Verge on Twitter.
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