Apple loses its patent lawsuit against Samsung in Japan

31 August, 2012
A judge in Tokyo ruled that Samsung products don’t infringe on Apple's invention for syncing multimedia.

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  • Robert K.
  • LaG
  • 01 Sep 2012

Found something interesting on YouTube, for all those hardcore Apple fans... "Has Apple really ever invented anything ?" -_-

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    • SW_Victoria
    • 7sH
    • 01 Sep 2012

    Goes to show how corrupted USA is.

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      • dd
      • 0pm
      • 01 Sep 2012

      Ha! Apple lost. and now Samsung wants to sue if apple uses LTE technology.
      Eye for an Eye

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        • Anonymous
        • XMJ
        • 01 Sep 2012

        Opps, did apple just eat humble pie? Maybe i should check with my lawyers if i can patent a rectangle with rounded corners, so i can sue every handset makers in the world, apple inclusive.

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          • Anonymous
          • bCd
          • 01 Sep 2012

          Anonymous, 01 Sep 2012So what do you have to say about internal documents issued ... moreso the world is wrong and The America is right!!! is that what you mean to say... common pal, there are many things i can write and say as why American Jurors made a biased analysis... however i have friends from America and i don't wanna start a UK US war here...

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            • Anonymous
            • N80
            • 01 Sep 2012

            Exactly! Only in america! Lmao...these lawsuits are magical...

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              • Dee
              • v}7
              • 01 Sep 2012

              Anonymous, 01 Sep 2012What???? Judge??? Um... the JURY found Samsung guilty, no... moreThat's what I've been telling these people that posted here! It's the jury and there are 12 of them that found Samsung breaching, not the judge

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                • AnonD-59657
                • IWH
                • 01 Sep 2012

                Anonymous, 01 Sep 2012Your logic is tragically defective. Apple filed suit again... moreThe problem with other android or even win7/8 phone makers have not threat to Apple business except the mighty Sammy. This is the main reason Apple try hard to stop Sammy by lawsuit since Apple cant compete on technology.

                If your logic is correct Apple should file lawsuit against many phone makers in China who even copied the exactly 100% like iphone.

                The lawsuit against Sammy is truely a conspiracy !

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                  • Anonymous
                  • q88
                  • 01 Sep 2012

                  goron, 31 Aug 2012just ban samsung from US and let them play monopoly and we ... moreYour logic is tragically defective. Apple filed suit against Samsung in this case. Samsung. Ok? Understand? And it was based on a handful of devices. They didn't go after the entire Android community, Symbian community, Windows Phone, Palm, Blackberry, etc... IF they had -THEN you'd be able to justify your claim. But that is not at all what Apple was doing. Get it right!

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                    • Anonymous
                    • q88
                    • 01 Sep 2012

                    Samsung Fanboy Pro, 31 Aug 2012I knew the japanese had common sense unlike americans.Same ... moreWhat???? Judge??? Um... the JURY found Samsung guilty, not the judge!!!! This is a jury of 12 that all felt Samsung copied... beyond a reasonable doubt... after being presented with a mountain of evidence. This is why they deliberated for more than just a few minutes AND why decisions like this need to be left in the hands of a jury, not just a judge.

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                      • Anonymous
                      • q88
                      • 01 Sep 2012

                      Anonymous, 01 Sep 2012Courts across the globe has proved you wrong already… you s... moreSo what do you have to say about internal documents issued by Google TO Samsung advising them to change elements of their design, etc, as to not impose on Apple's patents? Do you think Google was just blowing smoke? Or is Google an intelligent company? If so - then perhaps they were onto something by warning Samcopy not to copy Apple's patents. Regardless of what the corrupt judicial systems all over the world say - the US judge got it right!

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                        • Anonymous
                        • q88
                        • 01 Sep 2012

                        [deleted post]Wow you fail!!!! So you think Foxconn only makes stuff for Apple? DO SOME RESEARCH and see just how many companies they manufacture products for. The only reason you know about some of the things going on at Foxconn is because APPLE THEMSELVES conducted audits and found negligence... HELLO!!! This is not a violation of human rights. If anything the OTHER companies are the violators for turning away from the problem, or not even conducting audits.

                        As for copying, there is some sort of copying in every company. Apple is certainly not the mother of all copy cats... SAMSUCK is!

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                          • t7X
                          • 01 Sep 2012

                          i hope to see an apple falling down from the tree

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                            • Anonymous
                            • Pxa
                            • 01 Sep 2012

                            iSJ5, 01 Sep 2012stop piracy samsung!Well the people who are clued-up and have smart phone common sagacity knows what company to buy smart phones from… Apart from America, no body supported Apple! Can you explain why?
                            Piracy is illegitimate in every part of the globe, can you please explain why global countries supported Samsung instead of Apple… Well, everyone knows apple never invented anything, they brought features from companies and patent it and then improved it… Samsung did the same thing, the improved on what Apple lack, and to be honest it still lack… at this time only, SGS3 and HOX are champions, Apple even tried to ban sales of HOX in US, in the view of the fact that they can’t face another competition from a different company in their homeland as they are already suffering because of Samsung’s innovation and improvement since Samsung outperform iPhones In features, specs, performance, power, battery, and list goes on…

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                              • iSJ5
                              • t7X
                              • 01 Sep 2012

                              stop piracy samsung!

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                                • Anonymous
                                • Pxa
                                • 01 Sep 2012

                                Andy, 01 Sep 2012Samsung has taken from iphone what windows has taken from m... moreCourts across the globe has proved you wrong already… you still want to prove your point… that’s pointless… anyways, you can continue cribbing who copied who and smart buyers will buy what’s actually smart in market… and only brand conscious people will prefer Apple… because they’re expensive even though not capable of what Samsung phones masters in.. Koreans outstand and outperform Cupertino based company, I guess numbers and statistics proves that enough… SGS3 hammers 4S…

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                                  • Andy
                                  • PFH
                                  • 01 Sep 2012

                                  Samsung has taken from iphone what windows has taken from mac.......copycats. Their galaxy series has proved that awesomeness of iphone user-interface can be countered by pale and sub standard versions as available in galaxy series.

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                                    • L0{
                                    • 01 Sep 2012

                                    Anthony1989, 31 Aug 2012Those who think Android is FREE, think again. Android is g... moreAnother conspiracy...

                                    Think twice before turning your old Nokia on... It keeps your contacts, stores your SMS, and hears what you say...

                                    The machines are going to dominate the world, be they the smallest electronics, or the biggest petrol tankers...

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                                      • Kifu
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                                      • 31 Aug 2012

                                      "Apple will have to pay the cost of the lawsuit, 100 million yen ($1.3 million) as damages. which was filed last year and involved the Samsung Galaxy S, Galaxy Tab, and Galaxy S II products!"


                                      Apple got OWNED! HAHA!

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • mhB
                                        • 31 Aug 2012

                                        Anonymous, 31 Aug 2012just goes to show that this win and lose situation is all b... moreApple won in USA, just one single country.
                                        In Germany, they later changed their inital ruling, and Samsung was freed.
                                        In UK, samsung was freed.
                                        Those are two European countries.

                                        In Korea, Samsung was freed on most charges.
                                        In Japan, Samsung war freed.

                                        So the only thing geografical about is, is the win of Apple in USA, the rulings for Samsung are coming in from all over the world.