Apple asks for stay on ITC ban on iPhone and iPad models pending appeal
Apple has asked the U.S. International Trade Commission to stay a ban on certain iPhone and iPad models pending an appeal.
The ban could come into effect on Aug. 5 after a 60-days review period during which U.S. President Barack Obama can veto the order.
If the orders go into effect, Apple will lose not only sales of its iPhone 4 and iPad 2 3G GSM products but also the opportunity to gain new smartphone and tablet customers who otherwise would have purchased the entry-level Apple devices, it said in a filing Monday to the ITC. The company has appealed the ITC order in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Whereas other major handset and tablet manufacturers make and market a large number of new devices each year, Apple’s business model is to typically introduce only one new phone and one new tablet, and at most only a few new phones or tablets in any given year, it added.
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