Apple and Samsung Agree to End Non-U.S. Patent DisputesApple and Samsung have issued a joint statement today announcing an agreement to drop all patent lawsuits against each other outside of the United States,
according to Bloomberg.
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<span style="color: #2d2b2c;">“Apple and Samsung have agreed to drop all litigation between the two companies outside the United States,” the companies said in the statement. “This agreement does not involve any licensing arrangements, and the companies are continuing to pursue the existing cases in U.S. courts.”</span>
The move is yet another signal that the long-running patent dispute between Apple and Samsung may be winding down, as it was reported in June that the two companies were
trying to find "common ground". The two also
agreed to drop their cross-appeal rulings on the ITC ban of older Samsung phones around the same time.
In May, it was reported the two were looking to negotiate an out-of-court settlement. And earlier this year, it was reported that Tim Cook sat down with Samsung Electronics CEO Oh-Hyun Kwon in a
mediation session. However, the two sides did not come to an agreement at that time.
Apple has already settled patent disputes with other companies, like
Google / Motorola Mobility in May of this year and HTC
back in 2012.
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