Apple loses patent dispute with Samsung in Japan
Before a district court in Tokyo Apple has failed in a patent lawsuit against Samsung, as among other things, the Reuters news agency reported. In the unspecified patent concerns the synchronization of music and video files between your PC and mobile devices.
Apple had claimed in his lawsuit in September 2011, Samsung Galaxy S and S II smartphones and the Galaxy Tab 7 infringed the patent, and called for a compensation of 100 million yen (about 1 million euros). The Court has now decided that Samsung use a different technique than the one described by the patent. Samsung's shares rose 1.8 percent after the decision. while the Nikkei average fell 1.6 percent.
A week ago, Apple had won against Samsung in a California court against a patent lawsuit and damages of 1 billion U.S. dollars to get (approximately EUR 800 million) awarded. This process is not finished, however, both parties are fighting for changes in the jury award. At the same time, a court in South Korea ruled that both Apple and Samsung patents of each other's company and had violated the parties granted a nominal damages.
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