ITC Publishes Import Ban on Samsung Devices, Sets Bond at 1.25 Percent

The International Trade Commission its publishing its notice of a limited exclusion order and cease and desist order against some Samsung mobile devices that infringe Apple’s patents in the Aug. 15 Federal Register. The commission issued the orders on Aug. 9 (see 13081202). Lawyers previously told us they believed the Samsung import bans won’t be affected by U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman's veto of an ITC ruling that would have banned early-model Apple iPhones and iPad (see 13080814). The patents involved in this case aren’t standard-essential patents (SEPs). The ITC is setting bond at 1.25 percent of the entered value of infringing Samsung mobile devices during the 60-day period for USTR to review the import ban.