No new cases or major developments this week, but, as always, a few interesting updates on Apple's web of global lawsuits. This week, a major ruling in a case against Apple has been delayed, Cupertino wants to make sure the competition understands proper comma usage, and no news is good news for Samsung this holiday season.

We'll run through the highlights in this week's episode of Law & Apple. Cue the "dun dun."

S3 Graphics vs. Apple 

The deadline for the United States International Trade Commission to rule in the investigation of S3 Graphics’s complaint against Apple came and went yesterday, and all we got was an official delay. The ITC pushed back the date of the deadline to Monday, November 21.

Chirp. Chirp.

S3 Graphics is being acquired by HTC, and the result of this ruling could impact the ongoing legal dispute between HTC and Apple. HTC currently has two complaints filed with the ITC against Apple. The first complaint was basically dismissed by the ITC, and anyway Apple seems more concerned about HTC using spell check...

HTC vs. Apple

Apple’s response to HTC’s second ITC complaint was made public this past Friday, and most of the document was spent refuting each point made by ITC. However, there was a particular section that FOSS Patents pointed out that was rather interesting:

"Apple denies that its correct name is Apple, Inc. The correct name of Respondent is Apple Inc."

Pay attention to your commas, HTC.

Not a critically important detail, of course, but a dedication to the details is what Apple is all about, right? Grab your Chicago Manual of Style before writing your next complaint against Cupertino.

Apple vs. Samsung

Five weeks ago, Apple requested a US-wide injunction against Samsung, which would block the sale of certain Samsung products. The judge at the hearing stated she would make a decision soon, but we have not heard anything since.

The ruling on the injunction could still go either way, but until the court makes a decision, it is business as usual and Samsung can continue to distribute products across the United States. Not only that, but it is likely that Samsung’s larger US resellers have stockpiled enough inventory to carry them through the holiday season, regardless of a potential injunction.

No one tells him what to do. He tells them what to do.

The delay could be due to any number of reasons, and it signifies no advantage to either party. However, being able to sell through the holiday season is significant; it was the main point of the public interest arguments made by Verizon and T-Moble against any injunction, and those arguments are clearly less potent now.