Hearing on Samsung phone ban scheduled for Dec. 6 - USA TODAY

By Roger Yu, USA TODAY

Updated

Samsung fans will have at least a few more months to buy some of its disputed smartphones.

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  Outside an Apple store in Shanghai on May 7.

Peter Parks, AFP/Getty Images

Outside an Apple store in Shanghai on May 7.

Despite Apple's efforts to hasten the legal process, the two sides may have to wait until Dec. 6 to sort out which Samsung devices will be pulled from the U.S. market following a decision by a jury last week that the South Korean manufacturer had copied Apple mobile technology and designs.

U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh in San Jose this week scheduled a hearing for Dec. 6 at 1:30 p.m. to consider Apple's request to ban eight Samsung phones that were found by a jury to infringe on Apple patents: Galaxy S 4G, Galaxy S2 (AT&T), Galaxy S2 Skyrocket, Galaxy S2 (T-Mobile), Galaxy S2 Epic 4G, Galaxy S Showcase, Droid Charge and Galaxy Prevail.

The judge also issued deadlines ahead of that date for both sides to submit arguments on Apple's request.

Samsung, which says it'll "take all necessary measures to ensure the availability of (its) products in the U.S. market," was given until Oct. 19 to respond in no more than 35 pages. Apple then will have until Nov. 9 to respond in a reply of 15 or fewer pages.

The page limits "will be strictly enforced," Koh wrote. "Any single-spaced bullets in an attempt to circumvent the briefing page limits will be disregarded."

Meanwhile, Samsung also asked the court to immediately lift a preliminary ban Apple earlier requested and got on sale of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet, which the jury did not find in violation. A hearing was set for Sept. 20, if Koh deems it necessary.

The nine-person jury also awarded Apple $1.05 billion in damages for the patent violations.

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