Samsung Wins Patent Fight Against Apple in the Netherlands
In a symbolic decision that could help bring the rivaling companies closer to a settlement, a Dutch court gave Samsung Electronics Co. its first victory in court in a slew of global patent disputes with Apple Inc.

A South Korea shop manager shows Samsung Electronics' Galaxy S mobile phone (R) and Apple's iPhone 3G at a shop in Seoul on July 27, 2010. Park Ji-Hwan/AFP/Getty Images
By Helena Zhu
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