Samsung Beats Apple in Japanese Patent Suit on Syncing
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Apple Inc. lost its appeal in a Japan lawsuit claiming that Samsung Electronics Co. infringed a patent for synchronizing music and video data on its Galaxy smartphones and tablets with servers.
The ruling at the Intellectual Property High Court in Tokyo upheld an earlier decision in favor of Samsung. In August, the Tokyo District Court rejected Cupertino, California-based Apple’s claim that the Galaxy maker’s mobile devices infringe on a synchronization invention.