FINANCIAL TIMES… The office of the US trade representative announced the decision on Saturday, reversing a ruling by the International Trade Commission, a government agency which in June had found that Apple had infringed a Samsung technology patent.
Michael Froman, USTR, said the veto by the White House – the first of its kind by a president since 1987 – came after a review of “the effect on competitive conditions in the US economy and their effect on US consumers”.
The decision – which allows Apple to keep selling cheaper versions of the iPhone4 and iPad2 in the US – is striking because it comes as the US has embarked on a big push to tighten rules on patents in global trade negotiations… (more)
