A court in Seoul, the South Korean capital, dismissed a lawsuit from Samsung Electronics on Thursday, December 12, ruling that Apple did not violate some of the South Korean company's patents.

The ruling marks the latest global patent war concerning the designs and functionalities of smartphones between the two dominating tech giants. Samsung, who had sought to ban the sales of certain Apple mobile phones and tablet computers in South Korea, inevitably faced setback on its home turf.

The South Korean smartphone maker had a legal victory last year, when the court in Seoul ruled largely in favor of Samsung saying that Apple had infringed on other Samsung patents. This time, it claimed for 100 million won, equivalent to $95,000, for damages and requested to block sales in South Korea of older iPhone and iPad models, saying that Apple's iPhone 4S and iPhone 5 smartphones had violated two of its three patents.

The Seoul Central District Court concluded that Apple had not infringed on Samsung patents relating to the mobile messaging technology, and rejected all of Samsung's claims against Apple. It noted that the two patents are invalid since they can be easily developed using existing technologies.

"We are glad the Korean court joined others around the world in standing up for real innovation and rejecting Samsung's ridiculous claims," an Apple spokesperson said in a statement.

"We are disappointed by the court's decision," Samsung said in a statement. "As Apple has continued to infringe our patented mobile technologies, we will continue to take the measures necessary to protect our intellectual property rights."