Without any given reason, the US International Trade Commission announced Thursday it is delaying a decision as to whether it will ban imports of certain Apple products found to have infringed on Samsung patents. The decision was expected last Thursday but will now be announced on August 9. Both Apple rivals and government officials have been rallying behind the tech giant to prevent the ban and ask Obama not to sign it into effect. The ITC found in early June that some early models of iPads and iPhones infringe on a Samsung patent. The ruling has further cracked open the debate of how patent litigation, often deemed as excessive when companies hoard patents for the sole reason of suing companies that use them, may negatively affect innovation.
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