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Now to the patent battle that refuses to go away,... and its good news for Samsung this
time as Apple's request for a permanent U.S. ban on Samsung's patent-infringing products
has been denied. In her ruling Thursday, U.S. District Judge
Lucy Koh said Apple had not presented enough evidence to show its patented features were
a significant enough driver of consumer demand to warrant an injunction.
This ruling comes ahead of another patent trial set to begin later this month involving
newer Samsung phones, and could negatively affect any further attempt by Apple to block
the sales of those models as well. In a statement, Samsung said it was pleased
with the ruling. Apple has yet to comment.