Galaxy Nexus Successfully Blocked by Apple in the U.S. Market

The dispute between Apple and Samsung patents related to continuing and expanded its product range. Apple managed to create a court to grant his request to block the sale of Galaxy Nexus in the United States.

Patent infringement to be reasoned for blocking them. District Court Judge of San Jose, USA, Lucy Koh, the man who announced this decision. Apple has filed these blocking efforts since February last, along with efforts to tackle other Samsung products that violate patents.

Quoted by Reuters on Saturday (06/30/2012), these decisions take effect immediately after Apple paid a bond of $ 96 million for all losses suffered by Samsung, if in the future in mind that the order was wrong.

“Although the Samsung would be disadvantaged because they have to pull their products off the market before its feasibility can be determined after a full trial, the real danger that losses would be experienced by Apple will be bigger,” said Lucy.

Two major companies in the smartphone market have been engaged at war that seemed patent would not go over. Both mutual accusations and sued back. Not only in the U.S., a patent war is reaching a variety of countries.

Samsung Galaxy Nexus will be the first smartphone that can run Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. Jelly Bean update to Galaxy Nexus is scheduled for release in July. As a result, Android lovers in the U.S. who cannot wait to taste it will probably be disappointed with this block.