Dutch treat: At a later date, another patent ruling in Apple v. Samsung

Dutch treat: At a later date, another patent ruling in Apple v. Samsung Here we go again.

A Dutch court ruled today that Samsung really doesn't violate a patent Apple holds with a so-called pinch-to-zoom feature in mobile software. The feature, allowing you users to utilize nexus 4 wallet case their two fingers to zoom in or out, serves as a central component in mobile operating systems today.

Today's ruling boils down just months after Apple lost similar battles in Dutch and British courts to enforce the pinch-to-zoom patent against competitors HTC and Google-owned Motorola Mobility. Apple had hoped every time to ban things that it believed infringe its cute Nexus 4 case patents banned from sale.

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So far, neither Apple nor Samsung was competent to deal a decisive blow of their patent battles. Apple is now closest making use of victory captured with a San Jose, Calif., court in which a jury found Samsung as violating some top iPhone maker's patents. The jury paved the manner for Apple to receive $1.05 billion in damages and chance to ban Samsung products. However, there's still a considerable way to go -- and that knows what amount of appeals -- before that hopefully will happen.

Today's ruling is through no means the final using the battle between Apple and Samsung. If history will be our guide, a few setbacks in some places mean not even attempt to the firms simply because fight for patent dominance.

CNET has contacted both Apple and Samsung for inquire into the ruling. I will update this story at which we acquire more information.

(Via Reuters)