APPLE INC. v. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

No. 2012-1507.

695 F.3d 1370 (2012)

APPLE INC., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Samsung Electronics America, Inc., and Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

October 11, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark A. Perry , Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, of Washington, DC, CA, argued for the plaintiff-appellee. With him on the brief were, Josh A. Krevitt and H. Mark Lyon , of Palo Alto, California. of counsel on the brief were Harold J. McElhinny , Michael A. Jacobs , Richard S.J. Hung And Brian R. Matsui , Morrison & Foerster, LLP, of San Francisco, California.

John Quinn , Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, of Los Angeles, CA, argued for the defendants-appellants. On the brief were William C. Price , Patrick M. Shields and Derek L. Shaffer ; and Charles K. Verhoeven , Kevin P.B. Johnson and Victoria F. Maroulis , of Redwood Shores, California.

Kevin X. McGann , White & Case, LLP, of New York City, for amicus curiae, Google Inc. With him on the brief was Christopher J. Glancy .

Jonathan N. Zerger , Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P., of Kansas City, Missouri, for amicus curiae, Sprint Spectrum, L.P. With him on the brief was Angel D. Mitchell .

Before PROST, MOORE, and REYNA, Circuit Judges.


PROST, Circuit Judge.

Samsung Electronics Company, Ltd., Samsung Electronics America, Inc., and Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC (collectively, "Samsung") appeal from the district court's order granting Apple, Inc., a preliminary injunction and enjoining Samsung from selling its Galaxy Nexus smartphone. Because the district court abused its discretion in entering an injunction, we reverse and remand.

BACKGROUND

On February 8, 2012, Apple brought...

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