First, my comment:
Soon the western world may see a new kind of Global War. A Global PATENT war. Apple has in the last few days and the last few months GAINED a strong grip on many key patents in smartphone design

Now the facts as reported by the media.
Apple patent wins could mean U.S. import ban for Samsung
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Some older Samsung Electronics Co. mobile devices face a sales and import ban in the United States after a U.S. trade panel ruled for Apple Inc. in a high-profile patent infringement case. ...
click link above for full story.Do you agree that Samsung is copying apple? I don't THINK there PHONES are similar. What is it that apple thinks Samsung is copying??Patents.\An ORDINARY device can be improved with engineering and design skills Unlike a copyright, a patent has more coverage. For example, the aperture of the 3.5 mm plug plug and jack for the earphones. Apple has a patent on a special set of curvatures that makes it easier to plug and unplug the earpiece. With an iPhone, you will not break the cord. With the others, you can break to cord. Once consumers see it work, thy are impressed with Apple's attention to detail.
When Samsung copies the exact design, they violate the patent law. Unless that pay a fee to Apple. If Apple charged them $3 for each jack , the profit margin goes down.

For details, find this phrase.
Apple won the battle over headphone jacks.