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In Tokyo this week, a court dismissed a case of patent infringement that Apple filed against Samsung. However, this is only a small breath of fresh air for the Korean technology manufacturer as they recently lost a case in the United States and partially lost one in Korea.
A Tokyo court on Friday dismissed Apple Inc.'s claim that Samsung had infringed on its patent - the latest ruling in the global legal battle between the two technology titans over smartphones.
The Japanese court case addressed only the synchronizing technology that allows media players to share data with personal computers and was not comparable in scope to the much larger victory that Apple won in the U.S. last week. Continue Reading
