Russian court overturns ban on sale of Samsung phones in patent lawsuit

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Samsung Electronics is seen at its office building in Seoul, South Korea South Korea, October 11, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian court has overturned a previous ruling barring Samsung Electronics from importing and selling 61 models of smartphones in Russia in an intellectual property lawsuit pertaining to its Samsung Pay system, court documents showed.

The lawsuit filed by Switzerland-based company SQWIN SA claimed that Samsung Pay infringes on its electronic payment system patent registered in Russia.