Tokyo's Intellectual Property High Court has denied Apple's appeal that claimed Samsung infringed another patent.
Apple had accused Samsung of infringing the Cupertino-based organization's patent for synchronizing music and video data. Apple stated the allegedly infringed patents were found on Samsung's Galaxy smartphones and tablets.
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The court's ruling upheld the decision made last August when the Tokyo District Court found Samsung of no wrongdoing.
According to Bloomberg, Samsung's Tokyo-based spokesperson, Yaskukuni Ogiwara, welcomed the court's decision while Apple did not immediately comment.
"We welcome the court's decision, which reaffirmed our long-held position that our products do not infringe Apple's intellectual property," stated Samsung, via CNET. "For decades, we have heavily invested in pioneering the development of technological innovations in the mobile industry, which have been constantly reflected in our products. We will continue to take all necessary measures to ensure the availability of our highly innovative products to consumers in Japan."
The ruling comes after the Japanese courts gave Apple a victory for a "bounce-back" patent seen on early Samsung smartphone models. As Latinos Post reported, Apple had claimed Samsung copied the feature that allowed icons to move back when users scroll toward the end of an electronic document. The Japanese court agreed with the Cupertino-based organization. Samsung's latest smartphone and tablet models, however, have been updated and no longer use the same "bounce-back" feature.
According to Tokyo-based MM Research Institute Ltd, Apple topped the Japanese tablet market share with 53 percent while Samsung finished fifth with 4.3 percent. In regards to smartphones, the International Data Corporation (IDC) stated Apple also dominated with 40 percent of sales while Samsung failed to rank in the top five.
Latinos Post has chronicled the start of the Apple vs. Samsung patent infringement case dating back to Apple's original complaint, which can be read here, while the second installment on how the Apple vs. Samsung trials has proceeded worldwide, click here. The third installment on its impact on other tech companies, such as HTC and Motorola, can be viewed here.