As you know, last week, President Obama approved a ban on the import of Samsung smartphones in the U.S. , introduced by the International Trade Commission of the United States (ITC).
The prohibition applies to devices Samsung Galaxy S2, Samsung Continuum and Transform. All these models are discontinued, the ban can not cause any threat for Samsung direct economic .
However, the situation may change. Apple has filed an appeal, requiring ITC to expand the ban to include other models of smart phones Samsung.
It should be clarified, the ban did not affect other smart phones because ITC allowed Samsung to make a change in their design to eliminate violations of patents owned by Apple.
Apple expects to shift the center of gravity from the patents, violation of which was previously recognized as ITC, on the other, which will be included in the ban for new devices.
It is expected that Samsung as a retaliatory step too would appeal.