German court dismisses Apple-Samsung case

A German court has dismissed patent lawsuits by technology giants Apple and Samsung against each other in the two companies’ battle over the market for smartphones and tablet devices.

Mannheim state court spokesman Joachim Bock said judges dismissed both cases involving alleged patent infringements of the companies’ respective slide-to-lock technology on mobile devices.

Samsung Electronics welcomed the dismissal of Apple’s case against the firm, but vowed to appeal against the dismissal of its lawsuit against Apple. It also said a separate case regarding four alleged patent infringements is still pending with the Mannheim court.

Apple Germany was not immediately available for comment.

Samsung and Apple are engaged in a strategic war over patents in many countries.