By Victoria Woollaston Apple and Samsung have finally decided to call an end to their four-year battle over patent infringements. In a joint statement, the two tech giants said they have agreed to drop all suits against each other in countries outside of the US. However, the companies added they will continue to pursue the existing cases currently going through the American legal system. Apple and Samsung have finally decided to call an end to their four-year battle over patent infringements.In a joint statement, the two tech giants said they have agreed to drop all suits against each other in countries outside of the US, but will continue to pursue all the existing cases going through the American legal system
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The two tech giants have been battling over patent lawsuits since 2010
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Latest high-profile court case involved at least 10 software infringements
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At the start of May a jury awarded both companies damages
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The truce follows a similar settlement between Google and Apple
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Both companies said they will continue to pursue existing cases in the US
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The agreement does not involve any licensing agreements
The $119.6 million is barely more than five per cent of the $2.2 billion in damages @placeholder asked of the court.