Samsung's D-Day: Judge sets December date for hearing to see if top-selling smartphone range should be banned from sale in the U.S.

By Eddie Wrenn for MailOnline

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Samsung will find out in December whether its top-selling Galaxy range of smartphones will be banned from sale in the U.S.

Following the fall-out of Apple's $1billion victory over Samsung in the courts on Friday, Judge Lucy Koh announced the hearing, which could see eight phones removed from the shelves will take place on December 6.

If Apple is successful with its demand, many of the manufacturer's top phones - although not this year's flagship Galaxy S3 model - could be taken off the market.

The white iPhone 4S
The iPhone 4S and the Samsung Galaxy S II: Apple claims Samsung ripped off their phone with the Galaxy range

The validity of the verdict in the Apple (left) v Samsung (right) legal duel has been called into question as the jury foreman Velvin Hogan has been revealed to hold a patent for a wireless keyboard which can be used on tablet or smartphone


A BILLION DOLLAR HOAX

A fake email claims Samsung paid its  $1bn fine by sending more than 30 trucks to Apple's headquarters loaded with nickels.

It claims Apple chief executive Tim Cook was called by Samsung who told him this was how they were paying the billion-dollar fine.

News of the delayed injunction, would was originally pencilled in for next month, led Samsung shares to rise three per cent.

Many of the potentially banned phones are variants of 2011's bestseller the Galaxy S2, which will be nearly 18 months old by December, so the delay means the products may be at the end of their shelf-life by the time the ban comes in.

The share rebound follows a 7.5 per cent drop on Monday - which wiped $12billion off Samsung's value.

The models affected are the Galaxy S 4G, Galaxy S2 AT&T model, Galaxy S2 Skyrocket, Galaxy S2 T-Mobile model, Galaxy S2 Epic 4G, Galaxy S Showcase, Droid Charge and Galaxy Prevail.

A hearing next month will also consider Samsung's motion to dissolve a preliminary injunction put in force against its Galaxy Tab 10.1, which was banned from U.S. sale in June.

A Californian court has decided that Apple's iPad was copied by Samsung Electronics' Galaxy tablet 10.1 (right) and that the South Korean firm must pay over $1 billion in damages

Last week a Californian court decided that Apple's iPad was copied by Samsung Electronics' Galaxy tablet 10.1 (right) and that the South Korean firm must pay over $1 billion in damages

Next from Samsung: The company will launch a successor to the Galaxy Note, which came with a 5.3inch screen

Next from Samsung: The company will launch a successor to the Galaxy Note, which came with a 5.3inch screen

Following last we''s poor result for the Korean manufacturer, Samsung will be hoping for a good reception to its new phone launches this week.

THE PHONES AT RISK

Eight Samsung handsets may have to be pulled off shelves. They are:

Galaxy S 4G

Droid Charge

Galaxy Prevail

Also at risk are five versions of the Galaxy S2 – Samsung's flagship phone of 2011

The Galaxy Note, a mix between a phone and tablet, will see a new sequel announced today at the IFA 2012 exhibition in Berlin.

The original, which was effectively a Galaxy S2 smartphone but with a 5.3-inch screen, was a surprise hit last year, selling around ten million devices in a niche segment of the market.

The Note 2 is expected to have a 5.5inch screen in a thinner format, and if Samsung follows last year's strategy, will likely be similar to the Galaxy S3 in terms of design and specifications.

It is rumoured to feature a powerful quad-core processor, the latest version of Google's Android operating system called Jellybean, and improved stylus function.

Lee Sun-tae, an analyst at NH Investment & Securities said: 'There won't be huge innovative changes in design, but the Note 2 will feature quite a few improvements and enable Samsung to carry on its strong sales momentum in the category.

'With the launch, Samsung will also be trying to turn around downbeat sentiment after the U.S. legal defeat.'

Samsung is also working to introduce smartphones with bendable screens later this year.

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