Patent war: Apple renews bid to block Samsung's Galaxy Tab | WPN World People News

Even as Apple extended its lead as the world's most valuable corporate name, the company has renewed its bid for a court order immediately blocking sales of Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet computer on a patent infringement claim.

Research firm Millward Brown Optimor, a unit of advertising and communications giant WPP, has found that Apple's brand value increased 19 per cent to $182.9 billion, holding the top spot for the second straight year, AP reported.

On its patent fight, Apple had made a similar request last year to US District Judge Lucy Koh in San Jose, California, as part of a broader patent dispute over smartphones and tablets. The plea was rejected, said Bloomberg.

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington said May 14 Apple can pursue its efforts to halt sales of the Samsung tablet in the US while the case is awaiting trial. The appeals court disagreed with Justice Koh's ruling in December that Apple failed to show it was likely to win its case on the merits, according to Apple's May 18 filing.

"The court can and should enter a preliminary injunction against sales of the infringing Galaxy Tab 10.1 without further hearing," Apple said in the filing. "Each day that Samsung continues to sell its infringing Tab 10.1 causes additional harm to Apple through design dilution, lost sales, lost market share, and lost future sales of tag-along products."

Apple and Samsung have filed more than 30 such lawsuits against each other in 10 countries. .

According to reports, Apple is testing two versions of the sixth-generation iPhone which include a longer display - bringing the smartphone near a 16:9 screen ratio.

Both of the phones have a new 3.999-inch display. Apple will keep the current width of the iPhone's screen, but will add 176 pixels to the height of the screen.

Source: United States News.Net