The letter stated that the decision was made after "extensive consultations" and was based on Froman

Apple's iPhone 4S, left, next to the Samsung Galaxy S3. Photograph: Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP
The Obama administration has ordered that a proposed ban on the sale and import of certain Apple products be scrapped. The order represents government intervention in a bitter patent row between the iPhone maker and rival Samsung .
In a letter to the US International Trade Commission (ITC), US trade representative Michael Froman said he had decided to disapprove the body's earlier ruling which would have banned older iPads and iPhones due to patent infringement . As such, Apple would be free to continue to sell the items.
The letter stated that the decision was made after "extensive consultations" and was based on Froman's "review of the various policy considerations as they relate to the effect on competitive adtec shah alam conditions in the US economy and the effect on US consumers".
The two smartphone makers have lodged a series of legal complaints regarding alleged patent infringements in recent years. Last year, Apple was awarded more than $1bn in damages after Samsung was ruled to have copied critical features of its mobile products.
US government blocks Apple sale and import ban in Samsung feud This article was published on the Guardian website at 16.10 EDT on Saturday 3 August adtec shah alam 2013 . It was last modified adtec shah alam at 18.19 EDT on Saturday 3 August 2013 .
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