Samsung Loses Patent Trial Against Apple in Japan

Tokyo District Court Judge Koji Hasegawa ruled that Apple's iPhone 4S, 4, and iPad 2 did not infringe on a data communications patent held by Samsung. The Korean company had claimed that the Apple devices were violating its intellectual property.

This is the latest in a string of patent litigations that have gone through courts around the world, with the latest ruling out of the US awarding Apple some $930 million in damages.

A Samsung spokesman says the company is disappointed in the ruling out of Japan, but is yet to decide whether to appeal.