Apple wins keyboard infringement claim against Samsung

Apple has reportedly won a patent claim against Samsung, after a US Judge ruled that the South Korean electronics giant infringed on keyboard patents owned by the tech giant.

Judge Lucy Koh, who has been heading the ongoing patent battle between the two tech giants, ruled that Samsung violated Apple's 'autocorrect' patent by using it in its keyboard on Galaxy Nexus, Note and other older devices.

According to The Verge, the 'autocorrect' patent covers Android's system of displaying both what the user is typing and what the system thinks they intend to type.

Samsung argued that Apple's patent could only refer to a hardware keyboard, not the 'soft' one used on both iOS and Android, however, Judge Koh found the infringement clear and granted Apple summary judgment.

The report said that Samsung would be now required to prove that the patent is invalid in order to win and if it fails, Google too could be involved and would have to work its way out to ensure its Android OS doesn't get dragged in lawsuits.

Judge Koh invalidated one of Samsung's patent claims against Apple, leaving it with only four claims to bring to court.

The two tech giants are headed for a mediation session in February and if the meeting doesn't lead to any fruition, the companies are likely to face a jury in March, the report added.