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Apple, Samsung settle seven-year-long legal battle

Is it over? Yay! According to Bloomberg, Apple and Samsung reached a settlement in their U.S. patent battle, putting an end to a seven-year fight over smartphone designs. Terms of the accord haven’t been disclosed. 

Apple and Samsung have filed more than 30 lawsuits against each other across four continents. For example, Apple alleged that Samsung copied the slide-to-unlock technology of its iPhone and iPad devices.


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Dennis Sellers
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Dennis Sellers is the editor/publisher of Apple World Today. He’s been an “Apple journalist” since 1995 (starting with the first big Apple news site, MacCentral). He loves to read, run, play sports, and watch movies.