STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: NPR's business news starts with a big patent ruling.</s>STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: This is a case of Apple against Samsung - and if that sounds familiar, it's because there's more than one patent case here.</s>STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: While a jury in California deliberates a huge multibillion dollar patent infringement case, which we've been discussing this week, a ruling on a similar case with the same players has been issued today in South Korea.</s>STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: The court there says Apple and Samsung both infringed on each other's patents. The South Korean court ordered a partial ban of products, including certain iPhone and iPad models, as well as a model of Samsung's Galaxy smartphone.</s>STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: The patent battle between Apple and Samsung is being played out in several other countries, as well.
A South Korean court has ruled that Apple and Samsung infringed on each other's patents and has ordered a partial product ban. Included are certain iPhones and iPods as well as a Samsung Galaxy smartphone.