Samsung Wins First Round in Trade Case Over Payment Patents

Samsung doesn’t violate patents owned by Dynamics for cards with emulators that can transmit information to magnetic strip readers, U.S. International Trade Commission Judge Cameron Elliot said in a notice posted on the agency’s website.

• The judge’s findings are subject to review by the full commission, which is scheduled to complete the investigation by July
• Closely held Dynamics is seeking an import ban on mobile phones and smartwatches that have the Samsung Pay mobile wallet
• Cheswick, Pennsylvania-based Dynamics said it makes payment cards that are “essentially miniature computers” that have antennas that replace and are more secure than the magnetic ...