The Obama Administration's decision on Saturday to veto a looming import ban on some iPhones and iPads was a huge relief for Apple Inc., and a big setback for its arch IP rival, Samsung Electronics Co. It could also weaken the lure of the U.S. International Trade Commission as a venue for picking patent battles, especially in cases involving industrywide technical standards.
Samsung's lawyers at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivanpersuaded an ITC panel to rule in June that that certain older...
