By Blake Brittain

WASHINGTON, June 20 (Reuters) - Taiwanese electronics maker Asus 2357.TW on Friday defeated rival Lenovo's 0992.HK bid to block American imports of Asus' Zenbook laptops and other computers as part of a patent dispute between the two companies.

The ruling by the U.S. International Trade Commission was a defeat for Hong Kong-based Lenovo in a patent fight with Asus that extends to California federal court and Europe's Unified Patent Court.

Lenovo has accused Asus' computers of infringing patents related to wireless communications, diagonal touchpad scrolling and other technology.

The commission's order on Friday, which upheld an ITC judge's preliminary decision from February, can be appealed to the Washington-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

Spokespeople for Lenovo and Asus did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the decision.

Lenovo, the world's largest PC maker, sued Asus in San Jose, California, and at the ITC in 2023, alleging that technology in Asus' Zenbook Pro and Zenbook Flip 14 laptops infringed a variety of its patents.

Lenovo asked the California court for an unspecified amount of monetary damages, including lost profits and royalties, and an order permanently blocking the alleged infringement.

The California lawsuit was paused during the ITC proceedings.

(Reporting by Blake Brittain; Editing by Sandra Maler)

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