Apple tries to ban Samsung smartphone sales in the U.S.

  The other day, i received “alerts” or promotional texts for a  Samsung Galaxy and other Samsung android smartphones sales.

Newspeg: “A hearing that will give Apple the stage to argue if Samsung should be banned from selling some of its Android smartphones in the U.S. has been pushed back until December. Xxx The news comes less than a week after a jury awarded Apple more than $1 billion in damages for patent infringements, with a looming possibility that several Samsung devices might be banned from the U.S.”   (by Samantha Murphy | Mashable)

     But can Samsung later on be enjoined from selling its Android smartphones (Samsung Galaxy etc.) outside the U.S.?

       Well, it would take some work: Apple can ask the U.S. government to ask the World Trade Organization to enforce (after notices and hearings) the TRIPS provisions (trade-related aspect of intellectual property rights) of the General Agreement on Tariff and Trade  on governments that fail to enforce intellectual property laws (copyright, patents, etc.); the provisions authorize trade sanctions. (asa ka pa, ang dami ngang pekeng Nike)

       Right now, it’s just the U.S. market they’re after (although…if Samsung continues selling, the amount of damages already awarded could still be increased later on)