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Apple and Samsung Electronics have agreed to end their patent litigation outside the U.S., in an indication of a softening of their dispute that has extended across many countries.</p><p>
The two companies have patent litigation against each other in nine countries outside the U.S., including South Korea, Japan, Australia, the Netherlands, Germany, France, Italy, Spain and the U.K.</p><p>
Patent lawsuits between the rivals will continue in the U.S., including two in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, San Jose division. In both lawsuits, Samsung was ordered after jury trials to pay damages to Apple.</p><p>
Competitors in the marketplace for smartphones and tablets, the companies have tried to block sales of each other’s products in various countries.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2461940/apple-samsung-agree-to-settle-patent-disputes-outside-us.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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Apple, Samsung agree to settle patent disputes outside US
