Apple appeals ruling for Samsung in Tokyo court

The Apple vs Samsung patent wars roll on as Apple is appealing an August 31 decision in Samsungs favor in the Tokyo District Court.

Samsung and Apple have been at each others throats for over a year now, and it doesnt seem that it will be ending any time soon. This time the case saw Apple claiming that Samsung had violated a patent relating to technology for sharing media across smartphones and personal computers. The Tokyo District Court ruled in Samsungs favor, and Apple was ordered to pay the legal fees associated with the lawsuit.

While Apple didnt win this lawsuit, it did win a significantly larger lawsuit in California, with the jury ruling that Apple held two patents that nearly all of Samsungs Android-based smartphones infringed upon. This earned the Cupertino-based company $1 billion in damages. Since then, Samsung has tried to get the ruling dismissed, claiming that the verdict was tainted due to misconduct on the part of the jury foreman.

Apparently one win isnt enough, because Apple is continuing to pursue the legal issue in the Tokyo District Court. Bloomberg reports that a spokesperson for Apple in Beijing could not be reached for comment, and a spokesman for Samsung has said that the company doesnt have any comments on the issue at this time. We will report additional details as they come.

Sources: Bloomberg Androidauthority

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