IPNews® – The Federal Circuit on Thursday struck down a California federal judge’s U.S. sales ban on Samsung Electronics Co.’s Galaxy Nexus smartphone in Apple Inc.’s massive patent infringement case over the iPhone and iPad.

Judge Lucy Koh abused her discretion in finding Apple would suffer irreparable harm in the absence of the injunction, the appeals court ruled. Apple did not sufficiently prove there is a nexus between the alleged harm and the infringing conduct, it said. To continue reading, click: Federal Circuit Overturns Samsung Sales Ban In Apple Patent Case