Samsung asks Japanese judge to dismiss Apple’s appealJanuary 29, 2013 - 11:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Samsung on Monday, Jan 28, asked a Japanese court judge to conclude a patent infringement suit with Apple for which the Korean company won a favorable ruling in August, seeking to end the case without hearing an appeal from the Cupertino tech giant's lawyers, AppleInsider reports. The request to conclude proceedings was tendered to Judge Shuhei Shiotsuki of the Intellectual Property High Court in Tokyo as both parties presented their first oral arguments. The IPHC is a specialized branch of the Tokyo High Court established in 2005 to deal with Japanese court appeals regarding certain patent litigation. Apple is appealing a ruling handed down in August 2012 by Tokyo District Court Judge Tamotsu Shoji, who found Samsung's Galaxy devices to not infringe on Apple's JP Patent No. 4,204,977. Judge Shoji said he found it "hard to believe the products belong to the range of technologies of the claimant," referring to Apple's patent for synchronizing music and video in devices to off-site servers. The original suit, first filed in 2011, sought to ban Japanese sales of Samsung's Galaxy S and Galaxy S II smartphones and the Galaxy Tab 7. Apple was also asking for 100 million yen, or roughly $1.3 million at the time, in damages. Counsel for both parties are scheduled to meet for the next round of talks on March 21, said Judge Shiotsuki. Both leaders in the booming smartphone market, Apple and Samsung are locked in numerous patent battles around the world. As part of the ongoing court struggle, Apple was awarded over $1 billion by a U.S. jury in the landmark Apple v. Samsung trial that found the Samsung in violation of six utility and design patents. That case is currently in post-trial proceedings. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |