As news broke this week that the US International Trade Commission has sided with Samsung, the tech giant that accused Apple Inc. of infringing on its patents with the iPhone 4, the major question now remains of whether President Barack Obama will let the ruling – which bans imports of the iPhone 4, as well as other older models of the iPhone and iPad, into the US – stick, or if he will veto it. According to reports, the decision by the International Trade Commission is particularly troublesome, as Congress has previously come to the consensus that standard essential patent holders like Samsung should not be able to seek important bans from the ICT and violate their promise to license those patents under FRAND terms. The ICT’s decision also comes in the same week President Obama announced patent reform proposals.
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