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"Apple has chalked up another victory in its ongoing patent battle with its rival Samsung, as Reuters reports today that a Tokyo court ruled the Korean company had infringed on Apple's so-called &amp;quot;rubber band&amp;quot; patent on older models of its smartphones.\r\n\r\nThis comes soon after Apple apparently received good news\u00A0from the US\u00A0Patent and Trademark Office last week regarding its\u00A0much-publicized\u00A0rubber-band patent (US patent #7,469,381): the organization shared that it would issue a reexamination certificate to confirm four of Apple\u2019s claims.\r\n\r\nThe tide seems to be turning for this particular Apple patent after it was tentatively rejected last year, and after reports surfaced in April saying\u00A0Samsung filed a statement noting\u00A0that the US Patent and Trademark Office ruled claim 19 of Apple's &amp;quot;rubber-banding&amp;quot; patent invalid in a final Office action.\r\n\r\nThe rubber-banding patent refers to the bouncing animation that takes place when a user scrolls past the end of a page while on a mobile device. Apple claims that Samsung had copied the feature in its earlier smartphones.\r\n\r\nClaim 19\u00A0played a major role in Apple\u2019s massive\u00A0trial against rival Samsung, in which Apple scored a\u00A0$1.05 billion victory\u00A0against the Korean firm.\r\n\r\nThe Reuters report says more details on the ruling will be released later, and we will update accordingly.\r\n\r\nHeadline image via Thinkstock"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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