Apple has lost a bid to block sales of a number of Samsung Galaxy phones and tablet devices in the US.The news follows an Australian court's decision last month to lift an earlier injunction on the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in the country, Bloomberg reports.
Samsung has been forced to modify the design and functionality of a number of Galaxy devices to avoid bans on the grounds of them being too similar to Apple products, but the strategy appears to be working.
"The situation is turning positive for Samsung," said Seoul-based analysts C.W. Chung and Marcello Ahn at Nomura Holdings. "In the best case, Samsung will be able to receive patent license fees from Apple."Samsung recently overtook Apple as the world's largest maker of mobile phones.
Apple and Samsung have filed at many as 30 lawsuits against each other on four continents since April.
Businessweek
