Samsung's verdict of infringement in the US has officially come into effect, with Obama's government ultimately backing Apple.

The Obama administration overturned the ITC's ruling that Apple infringed on Samsung patents in early August.

　　On October 9, just as the US Trade Commission (ITC) ruling on the Samsung patent infringement case against Apple was about to take effect, the Obama administration finally announced that it would not overturn this ITC ruling. This means the ITC ruling that Samsung infringed on Apple's patents officially takes effect.

　　In a statement, U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman said: "After carefully weighing relevant policies and the impact of this decision on consumers and the market, we have decided to allow (the ITC ruling that Samsung infringed on Apple's patents) to stand."

　　In the ITC ban on Samsung, the types and quantities of products involved (banned products) are not yet fully clear to the outside world. The Fosspatent website stated that due to differences in the number and nature of the patents involved compared to the ITC ban on Apple, it is certain that more Samsung products are affected by the ITC injunction, and it will not be limited to older models.

　　On August 10, the US International Trade Commission ruled that Samsung had infringed on two digital mobile device patents held by Apple, leading to an import and sales ban on some older devices in the United States. Starting from the date of the verdict, the Obama administration had 60 days to decide whether to veto the ITC's ruling.

　　Since the Obama administration previously overturned the ITC ruling that Apple infringed on Samsung patents, Samsung hoped that the Obama administration could once again intervene and overturn the ITC ruling this time. In early June, the US International Trade Commission ruled that some models of Apple iPhones and iPads infringed on one of Samsung's wireless technology patents, resulting in a ban on the importation of the infringing products into the US market. However, this ITC ruling was overturned by the Obama administration in early August.

　　However, the well-known website Fosspatent, which reports on technology patent disputes, conducted a comparison between the Apple infringement case in June and the Samsung infringement case in August based on aspects such as the patents involved and the products involved as early as early August, and pointed out that it was unlikely for Obama to veto the ITC's ruling banning Samsung.