Legal Opinion
Apple Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided October 11, 2012No. 2012-1507PublishedCited by 81 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PROST, Circuit Judge.
Samsung Electronics Company, Ltd., Samsung Electronics 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 Samsung’s Galaxy Nexus smartphone infringes eight patents, including U.S. Patent No. 8,086,604 (“'604…
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