Apple’s patent battle with Samsung isn’t over yet. But momentum is now on the side of the South Korean electronics giant.The fight erupted this spring after Apple alleged Samsung’s Galaxy smartphones and tablets infringed its patents.Apple filed a rash of suits in ten countries and earned early victories from courts in Germany and the Netherlands — where Samsung was forced to alter the design of its phones. In Australia last week, Apple won an extension until Friday of a ban on sales of Samsung’s tablet.But the decision of a court in San Jose, Calif., was always seen as potentially pivotal given the size and importance of the U.S. market.To read this Wall Street Journal report in full, see:
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