Apple Loses Bid For Preliminary Injunction On Samsung’s Galaxy Tab In US

After months of forcing Samsung to scramble in courtrooms around the world, Apple was denied an injunction against sales of the Galaxy Tab in its own back yard following a U.S. court’s ruling. The case is far from over, but Samsung can breathe a little easier knowing it won’t face an injunction just as the holiday shopping season kicks in. After initially appearing to favor Apple’s argument that the Galaxy Tab violates design patents on Apple’s iPad during court hearings, Judge Lucy Koh ruled that Apple was not being harmed enough by the sale of Samsung’s tablets to warrant a preliminary injunction.