Tokyo court rules that Samsung did not infringe Apple 's patents for its iPhone and iPad . CNN 's Yoko Wakatsuki and Kevin Voigt contributed to this report . Case focused on technology used in some Apple devices to transfer data to a computer . iPhone was last Friday 's ordered to pay $ 1B for copying look and feel of Samsung , iPad design . The nine tech giants are locked in numerous patent disputes across the world .
Tokyo court rules that Samsung did not infringe Apple 's patents for its iPhone and iPad . Case focused on technology used in some Apple devices to transfer data to a computer . iPhone was last Friday 's ordered to pay $ 1B for copying look and feel of Samsung , iPad design . The nine tech giants are locked in numerous patent disputes across the world .