Apple on Friday celebrated a victory in its patent case against Samsung. The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has issued a ban on the import of devices named in the case, but it doesn’t look like this will have a major affect on Samsung just yet. According to Bloomberg Businessweek, the ban is on older devices that account for less than 1 percent of Samsung’s current sales. That means Samsung’s most popular devices, like the Galaxy S 4 smartphone, will continue to be sold without restriction.
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