A Tokyo court has ruled that Samsung did notinfringe on an Apple patent, in the latest development in the legal battlebetween the two technology titans.
The Tokyo Districted ruled Friday that the technology usedin the South Korean company's smartphones and tablet to synchronize withcomputers did not infringe on an Apple patent.
This is a separate case from a U.S. lawsuit between the twocompanies.
Last week, a jury in California ruled that some of SamsungElectronics Co.'s smartphones violated Apple patents. The jury awarded AppleInc. $1 billion in damages.