Apple and Samsung are each compelled to grow and defend patent portfolios they feel can support sustainable success in a high-growth segment.
--- # [](https://www.innovation-asset.com/) - [Decipher®](https://www.innovation-asset.com/products-decipher) - [Services](https://www.innovation-asset.com/products/professional-services-0) - [Resources](https://www.innovation-asset.com/resources) - [Blog](https://www.innovation-asset.com/blog) - [About Us](https://www.innovation-asset.com/about) - [Contact Us](https://www.innovation-asset.com/contact) # Innovation Asset Blog # Sales ban off the table in Apple-Samsung patent dispute by [Peter Ackerman](https://www.innovation-asset.com/blog/author/peter-ackerman) Last month, U.S. District Court Judge Lucy Koh [denied a motion](https://www.innovation-asset.com/intellectual-property-news/index.php/2012/12/18/224107/apple-samsung-cede-ground-following-ruling/) filed by Apple that would have banned sales of several new Samsung Galaxy smartphones until patent litigation between the two companies was ultimately resolved. Apple has since attempted to appeal the decision to a higher court, but encountered a similar answer earlier this week. According to [Reuters](http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/31/us-apple-samsung-idUSBRE90U11220130131), Apple pled its latest case to a nine-member panel of justices in the Federal Circuit of Appeals. Koh's earlier decision was supported as the court summarily rejected the company's repeated request for injunction on account of Samsung's willful infringement. As a result, the previous penalties will be held constant and Galaxy products will continue to be sold in the run up to the pair's next scheduled court appearance in March 2014. While the appeals process has grown tiresome to some spectators, new market [research released this month](http://www.counterpointresearch.com/q4-2012-handset-value-share-preliminary) has underscored the significant value of the shares the two companies are fighting for. According to analysts from Counterpoint, Apple and Samsung combined to generate 95 percent of all smartphone industry profits in Q4 2012. Though this lucrative arena may look like a two-horse race, strategic missteps or cooperation among competitors could change market dynamics overnight. As a result, each company feels compelled to grow and defend a [patent portfolio](https://www.innovation-asset.com/solutions/modules/decipher_portfolio_management/) they feel can support sustainable success.  ### [Peter Ackerman](https://www.innovation-asset.com/blog/author/peter-ackerman) Founder & CEO, Innovation Asset Group, Inc. [January 30, 2013](https://www.innovation-asset.com/blog/sales-ban-off-the-table-in-apple-samsung-patent-dispute) ### Subscribe to Email Updates ### Introducing Decipher® ### Categories - [Intellectual Property Management (459)](https://www.innovation-asset.com/blog/topic/intellectual-property-management) - [Commercialization and Licensing (210)](https://www.innovation-asset.com/blog/topic/commercialization-and-licensing) - [Invention Disclosure (201)](https://www.innovation-asset.com/blog/topic/invention-disclosure) - [Innovation Strategy (20)](https://www.innovation-asset.com/blog/topic/innovation-strategy) - [Ideas for Good (6)](https://www.innovation-asset.com/blog/topic/ideas-for-good) - [Innovation Team (3)](https://www.innovation-asset.com/blog/topic/innovation-team) ### News Archives - [January 2013 (26)](https://www.innovation-asset.com/blog/archive/2013/01) - [September 2012 (25)](https://www.innovation-asset.com/blog/archive/2012/09) - [October 2012 (22)](https://www.innovation-asset.com/blog/archive/2012/10) - [November 2012 (22)](https://www.innovation-asset.com/blog/archive/2012/11) - [November 2010 (21)](https://www.innovation-asset.com/blog/archive/2010/11) - [February 2011 (21)](https://www.innovation-asset.com/blog/archive/2011/02) - [July 2012 (21)](https://www.innovation-asset.com/blog/archive/2012/07) - [December 2012 (21)](https://www.innovation-asset.com/blog/archive/2012/12) - [January 2012 (20)](https://www.innovation-asset.com/blog/archive/2012/01) - [March 2012 (20)](https://www.innovation-asset.com/blog/archive/2012/03) ##### Portland, Oregon USA ##### © Innovation Asset Group, Inc. ##### [Privacy Policy](https://www.innovation-asset.com/privacy-policy/) | [Terms & Conditions](https://www.innovation-asset.com/terms-and-conditions/) | [Contact Us](https://www.innovation-asset.com/contact/) -