<p> A US appeals court has overturned an order by a district court in California, which granted Apple preliminary injunction banning the sales of Samsung's Galaxy Nexus smartphone in the US market. <br /><br /></p>.<p>The ruling, from the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, is seen as a new round of legal victory for Samsung as the South Korean firm has been embroiled in a worldwide patent battle with Apple, reported Xinhua.<br /><br />At the end of June, the US District Court for the Northern District of California ordered an injunction banning the sales of Galaxy Nexus at the request of Apple. <br /><br />The injunction was issued based on Apple's allegation that the Samsung product infringes one of its patents about "unified search", a feature that can access information on more than one data storage location through a single interface. <br /><br />Samsung then filed motion to appeal the preliminary injunction granted to Apple. <br />In its ruling Thursday, the appeals court found that the district court "abused its discretion" in banning the sales of the Galaxy Nexus, and therefore reversed the injunction. <br /><br />"Regardless of the extent to which Apple may be injured by the sales of the Galaxy Nexus, there is not a sufficient showing that the harm flows from Samsung's alleged infringement," the appeals court said in the ruling. <br /><br />The appeals court said it is sending the case back to the district court in California for further action.</p>
<p> A US appeals court has overturned an order by a district court in California, which granted Apple preliminary injunction banning the sales of Samsung's Galaxy Nexus smartphone in the US market. <br /><br /></p>.<p>The ruling, from the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, is seen as a new round of legal victory for Samsung as the South Korean firm has been embroiled in a worldwide patent battle with Apple, reported Xinhua.<br /><br />At the end of June, the US District Court for the Northern District of California ordered an injunction banning the sales of Galaxy Nexus at the request of Apple. <br /><br />The injunction was issued based on Apple's allegation that the Samsung product infringes one of its patents about "unified search", a feature that can access information on more than one data storage location through a single interface. <br /><br />Samsung then filed motion to appeal the preliminary injunction granted to Apple. <br />In its ruling Thursday, the appeals court found that the district court "abused its discretion" in banning the sales of the Galaxy Nexus, and therefore reversed the injunction. <br /><br />"Regardless of the extent to which Apple may be injured by the sales of the Galaxy Nexus, there is not a sufficient showing that the harm flows from Samsung's alleged infringement," the appeals court said in the ruling. <br /><br />The appeals court said it is sending the case back to the district court in California for further action.</p>