Posted Aug. 31, 2012 at 6:59 a.m.
Apple Inc. iPhones, left, and Samsung Electronics Co. Galaxy smartphones are displayed at an electronics store in Tokyo, Japan, on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012. Apple Inc. lost a patent lawsuit in Japan as a Tokyo judge ruled that Samsung Electronics Co. smartphones and a tablet computer didn't infringe on an Apple invention for synchronizing music and video data with servers. Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg
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Apple and Samsung are battling over the smartphone market, estimated by Bloomberg Industries to be worth $219 billion last year, with patent disputes being litigated on four continents. Apple won a $1.05 billion verdict in the U.S. on Aug. 24, with a jury finding that Suwon, South Korea-based Samsung infringed six of seven patents for mobile devices. The two companies are also bound by commercial deals involving components supply....
Japan court rules Samsung didn't violate Apple sync patent
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Apple Inc. iPhones, left, and Samsung Electronics Co. Galaxy smartphones are displayed at an electronics store in Tokyo, Japan, on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012. Apple Inc. lost a patent lawsuit in Japan as a Tokyo judge ruled that Samsung Electronics Co. smartphones and a tablet computer didn't infringe on an Apple invention for synchronizing music and video data with servers. Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg
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Apple and Samsung are battling over the smartphone market, estimated by Bloomberg Industries to be worth $219 billion last year, with patent disputes being litigated on four continents. Apple won a $1.05 billion verdict in the U.S. on Aug. 24, with a jury finding that Suwon, South Korea-based Samsung infringed six of seven patents for mobile devices. The two companies are also bound by commercial deals involving components supply....
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