Apple will appeal a decision by the United States International Trade Commission that found Apple infringed on a Samsung patent with its older iPhone and iPad devices, according to AllThingsD.

The
import ban will go into effect unless vetoed by President Obama during
the 60-day Presidential Review period. Apple will appeal the ruling to
the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

“We
are disappointed that the Commission has overturned an earlier ruling
and we plan to appeal,” Apple spokeswoman Kristin Huguet told
AllThingsD. “Today’s decision has no impact on the availability of Apple
products in the United States. Samsung is using a strategy which has
been rejected by courts and regulators around the world. They’ve
admitted that it’s against the interests of consumers in Europe and
elsewhere, yet here in the United States Samsung continues to try to
block the sale of Apple products by using patents they agreed to license
to anyone for a reasonable fee.”

As expected Samsung was happy
about the decision. “We believe the ITC’s Final Determination has
confirmed Apple’s history of free-riding on Samsung’s technological
innovations,” Samsung said in a statement to AllThingsD. “Our decades of
research and development in mobile technologies will continue, and we
will continue to offer innovative products to consumers in the United
States.”

The ITC's cease and desist order applies to the AT&T iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPad 3G, and iPad 2 3G.

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