As **ted by Bloomberg, the ruling sets an important precedent, since it could have an impact on how damages are awarded in future trials involving patented inventions from large tech**logy companies such as Apple, Samsung and Google.
The decision could have far-reaching consequences in how disputes are resolved when it comes to complex devices. The ability to block use of an invention is a powerful tool that increases the price tag when negotiating settlements.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington echoed that in its ruling:
?The right to exclude competitors from using one?s property rights is important,? the Federal Circuit ruled in a 2-1 decision. ?And the right to maintain exclusivity -- a hallmark and crucial guarantee of patent rights deriving from the Constitution itself -? is likewise important.?
Samsung informed the Appeals Court in March that only one of its Products currently for sale infringes upon a single Apple patent, so any potential injunction would **t have much of an impact on the South Korean company's bottom line. Nevertheless, Samsung is in the process of appealing the lower Court decision before the U.S. Federal Circuit.
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Appeals Court Rules Apple Was Entitled to Sales Ban on Samsung Products in Earlier Tr
A U.S. federal Appeals Court has ruled that Apple was Entitled to an injunction on multiple Samsung Products that a lower Court ruled to be infringing on the iPhone maker's patented tech**logies in an early 2014 trial. 
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