Apple loses Japanese lawsuit against Samsung

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A Japanese judge ruled against Apple Inc. in a patent lawsuit against Samsung, said Bloomberg.

The judge ruled that under Japanese law, Samsung did not infringe on Apple’s patents. A U.S. judge awarded a $1 billion settlement to Apple last week. The Tokoyo judge, however, ordered Apple to pay Samsung’s court costs and attorneys’ fees.

Samsung’s stocks rose on the news.

Read more at Bloomberg.