Apple\'s effort to stop South Korea\'s Samsung from launching its newest iPhone challenger in the US has been derailed by complex maneuvering in the patent war between the companies.
Apple backed off a last-minute request to block the Galaxy S III model\'s US release after US District Court Judge Lucy Koh warned that it would force a postponement of a June 21 hearing in the patent infringement case.
\"If Apple seeks to file a motion to enjoin sales of the Samsung Galaxy S III, Apple will have to request a new hearing date from the court,\" Ms Koh said in written ruling issued late Monday.
The judge said that if Apple wanted to seek a temporary restraining order to block US sales of the Galaxy S III before June 21, she would have to postpone the hearing because of \"the court\'s limited resources.\" That means the court would be unlikely to act to block sales in the US of the new phone, which could be launched as soon as next week.
Apple backed off a last-minute request to block the Galaxy S III model\'s US release after US District Court Judge Lucy Koh warned that it would force a postponement of a June 21 hearing in the patent infringement case.
\"If Apple seeks to file a motion to enjoin sales of the Samsung Galaxy S III, Apple will have to request a new hearing date from the court,\" Ms Koh said in written ruling issued late Monday.
The judge said that if Apple wanted to seek a temporary restraining order to block US sales of the Galaxy S III before June 21, she would have to postpone the hearing because of \"the court\'s limited resources.\" That means the court would be unlikely to act to block sales in the US of the new phone, which could be launched as soon as next week.