Samsung Infringes Four Apple Patents, Trade Judge Says
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Samsung Electronics Co. lost the first round of a U.S. trade case brought by Apple Inc., its second big defeat this year in America as the companies battle worldwide over smartphone and tablet computer technology.
Samsung infringes four patents, including one for the front face of the iPhone and one for touch-screen technology co-invented by Steve Jobs, U.S. International Trade Commission Judge Thomas Pender said in a notice yesterday on the agency’s website. The judge’s findings are subject to review by the full commission, which has the power to halt products at the U.S. border and is scheduled to finish its investigation by Feb. 25.