A Tokyo court has provided Apple a victory in regards to the ongoing worldwide patent infringement trial against Samsung.
The patent in question is the "bounce-back" feature on Samsung's early smartphone models.
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.
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Samsung's latest smartphone and tablet models, however, have been updated and no longer use the same "bounce-back" feature.
No word has been set in regards to any possible consequence against the Samsung products with the "bounce-back" feature as of 2 p.m. EST.
Despite the Tokyo ruling, a ruling on the same patent in the U.S. ruled against Apple's favor. The U.S. Patent and Trademark office previously ruled Apple's "bounce-back" patent was invalid, therefore allowing the Samsung devices to remain on sale.
The victory in Japan comes after a defeat from the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) ruled to ban the imports of the iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, and iPad 2 in the U.S. The ITC decision, which can be overturned by President Barack Obama, is a separate ruling from the ongoing patent infringement trial in San Jose, Calif. Apple and Samsung are currently preparing for their second patent lawsuit, scheduled for spring 2014, which will include the iPhone 5, Samsung Galaxy S3, and Galaxy Note 2, to name a few.
According to Reuters, Apple and Samsung have patent disputes in 10 countries.
Latinos Post 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.
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