You might recall that Judge Lucy Koh had originally circled September 20th on her calendar. That was the date when she would hear motions from both sides on Apple's request for a preliminary injunction on certain Samsung models that the jury ruled had infringed on Apple patents. We're not sure how many models the judge was expecting Apple to seek a preliminary injunction for, but when the Cupertino based tech titan selected eight, it seemed to catch Judge Koh a bit by surprise.
The Samsung Epic 4G Touch could end up with a preliminary injunction
So instead of holding a hearing on September 20th to help her make a ruling, the judge felt that the scope of Apple's request made it "appropriate" for her to rule on some post-trial motions before coming to her decisions on any injunctions. The September 20th hearing will now be to hear a motion from Samsung to dissolve the preliminary injunction that the judge had placed pre-trial on the Samsung GALAXY Tab 10.1. As we pointed out to you during the weekend, the jury ruled that the tablet did not infringe on Apple's design patent for the Apple iPad which was the basis for the original request for the ban from Apple. Although the jury did rule that Samsung's tablet did infringe on a software patent, Samsung's motion to dissolve the preliminary injunction on the Samsung GALAXY Tab 10.1 could be a winner.
Alan, an ardent smartphone enthusiast and a veteran writer at PhoneArena since 2009, has witnessed and chronicled the transformative years of mobile technology. Owning iconic phones from the original iPhone to the iPhone 15 Pro Max, he has seen smartphones evolve into a global phenomenon. Beyond smartphones, Alan has covered the emergence of tablets, smartwatches, and smart speakers.
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