Apple and Samsung Electronics have settled their patent disputes over smartphones and tablets in several countries around the world, while fighting on in the US courts over allegations of copying.
The détente between the world’s leading smartphone makers follows years of legal battles, costing both companies many millions of dollars, without a clear winner across key mobile markets such as Japan, South Korea and Germany.
“Apple and Samsung have agreed to drop all litigation between the two companies outside the US,” the two companies said in a joint statement. “This agreement does not involve any licensing arrangements, and the companies are continuing to pursue the existing cases in US courts.”