Judge dissolves U.S. ban on Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1

Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 in front of Apple's iPad.

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U.S. District Court Judge Lucy Koh issued an order this evening dissolving a three-month-old ban on Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 in the U.S.

The order (PDF) follows one from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit last week that enabled Koh to make a determination.

"The Court agrees with Samsung that the sole basis for the June 26 Preliminary Injunction was the Court's finding that Samsung likely infringed the D'889 Patent. The jury has found otherwise," Koh's ruling read. "Thus, the sole basis for the June 26 Preliminary Injunction no longer exists. Based on these facts alone, the Court finds it proper to dissolve the injunction."

The Korean electronics giant welcomed the news, asserting that sales ban was unnecessary.

"We are pleased with the court's action today, which vindicates our position that there was no infringement of Apple's design patent and that an injunction was not called for," Samsung said in a statement.

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