On Thursday, South Korean device manufacturer Samsung failed in its attempts to secure a ban against the Apple iPhone in Japan; with the Tokyo District Court dismissing Samsung's claim that Apple has stolen its technology.

According to the information shared by a spokesman for Samsung's office in Tokyo, the Japanese court said in its Thursday ruling that Samsung does not have rights over the data transmission technology which Apple uses in some of its iPhones.

With Samsung having put forth the argument that Apple had infringed the rights to one of its 3G technologies, the spokesman said that the company had sought a ban which would prevent the manufacture as well as sale of some of the Apple iPhone models in a dispute over patent rights.

However, as per the Samsung spokesman, Apple had responded to Samsung's claim - made in 2011 - by filing a lawsuit in which it sought a court verdict that Samsung does not hold patent rights and, therefore, had no claim to damages over the issue.

With the Japanese court having sided with Apple, Samsung's Tokyo office said in a post-ruling statement that the company was "disappointed that our argument was not accepted by the court;" and added: "After studying details of the court ruling we will take necessary measures to protect our property rights."