iPhone 4, iPad 2 Get US Import Ban

Bent Spoke writes "The U.S. trade agency has banned the import of older Apple iPhone and iPad models due to the violation of a patent held by Samsung (PDF). 'The president can overturn the import ban on public-policy grounds, though that rarely happens. Apple can keep selling the devices during the 60-day review period. ... Apple pledged to appeal the ITC decision. The underlying findings will be reviewed by a U.S. appeals court specializing in patent cases. ... The decision could mean fewer choices for AT&T and T-Mobile customers who want to get an iPhone without paying the higher cost of the iPhone 5. Samsung told the commission that Cupertino, California-based Apple could drop the price of the iPhone 5 if it was worried about losing potential customers. All of the iPhones are made in Asia.' It's getting so complicated we need a scorecard to keep track of who's winning these offensive patent battles in the smartphone coliseum."

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Re:You know what they say..

[oztiks]

Lets look at this objectively.

1. Phones exist (very important logical point I believe).
2. American company asks an Asian company to make a new type of phone based on a set of blue prints that the American company provides.
3. Asian company builds a machine that makes said blue prints.
4. American company asks for X number of phones to be built. Asian company delivers X number of phones.
5. Asian company realises they can make Y number of phones which is x2 as much as X.
6. Asian company sells X-Y=Z phones which in turn pisses off the American company.

So who sues who? The guy came up with the blue prints? or the guy who came up with the blue prints to the blue-print-making-machine?