Apple and Samsung’s patent battle comes to a close

Apple and Samsung have finally reached a settlement in their US patent battle, ending a seven-year-long fight over Samsung’s alleged copying of Apple’s patented iPhone features.

This settlement comes just a month after a federal court jury ordered Samsung to pay Apple $539-million (R7.4-billion) for violating Apple’s iPhone patent.

Terms of the settlement, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, were not available. An Apple spokesman declined to comment on the terms of the settlement but said that Apple “cares deeply about design” and that “this case has always been about more than money.” A Samsung spokeswoman also declined to comment.

It seems that the #Apple vs #Samsung law suit’s been going on for too long. I thought the whole thing was over a long time ago but apparently not. They’ve been fighting since #IPhone 3GS! The two have finally settled and Samsung is going to have to pay. $539 million dollars.

— Ivan Komsky (@IvanKomsky) June 27, 2018

The legal battle started in 2011 when Apple sued Samsung for allegedly copying the patented design of the iPhone. This started a feud that elicited more than just hefty legal fees, inspiring the creation of Apple vs Samsung memes and later disproved rumours that Samsung paid Apple its $1bn fine in nickels.

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