A Dutch
court rejected on Wednesday a suit brought by Apple claiming that Samsung of
South Korean had infringed its patent by using certain multi-touch techniques
on smart phones and tablets.
"The
court rules that Samsung with its Galaxy products does not infringe on"
Apple's multi-touch patent, the ruling said of Samsung's Galaxy line of smart
phones and tablets.
The patent,
EP 948, relates to when touchscreens can or cannot identify simultaneous
multiple touches.
The court
in The Hague ordered Apple to pay legal costs of around 324,000 euros
($421,000).
The ruling
was the latest chapter in an ongoing battle between the US and South Korean
electronics giants being fought in courts around the world.
A Dutch
court in June ruled that Apple had infringed on a patent held by Samsung and
ordered the US computer giant to pay an unspecified amount of damages.
Apple,
which in August won a US jury award of more than $1 billion for patent
infringement, is seeking to ban various Samsung phones and tablets on the basis
of that verdict.
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