Samsung Asks Judge to Conclude Patent Suit by Apple in Japan

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Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest smartphone maker, asked a judge in Japan to dismiss Apple Inc.’s appeal in a patent-infringement case won by the South Korean company in August.

Samsung and Apple representatives made their first oral arguments before Judge Shuhei Shiotsuki at the Intellectual Property High Court in Tokyo today. The next round will be held March 21, the judge said.