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Apple Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., No. 12-1507 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 11, 2012)

Reversed
Injunction Claim Construction
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 12-1507
Decided
October 11, 2012
Judge
Prost, J.
Document
Precedential Opinion
Length
18 pages

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Samsung Electronics Company, Ltd., Samsung Elec­ tronics America, Inc., and Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC (collectively, "Samsung") appeal from the district court's order granting Apple, Inc., a preliminary injunction and enjoining Samsung from selling its Galaxy Nexus smartphone. Because the district court abused its discretion in entering an injunction, we reverse and remand. BACKGROUND On February 8, 2012, Apple brought suit against Samsung, alleging that Sam sung's Galaxy Nexus smart­ phone infringes eight patents, including U.S.

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