Apple and Samsung to stop with almost all of the appearances on television against each other. That let both companies know that, in a joint statement. Only the cases in the United States, the companies stop with the lawsuits in the Netherlands.
Both companies stop with lawsuits in Germany, France, Italy, the United Kingdom, Japan, South Korea and the Netherlands, said the companies. It is unknown why the business in the United States, however, continue. The end of the lawsuits in Europe also means that it is no longer possible will be to be a sales ban to enforce the products of both companies in the Netherlands or Belgium.
Apple and Samsung are no licenses agreed, as is apparent from the statement. Therefore, there seems not to be a complete ‘patentvrede’, but wish both companies the legal battle probably limit to only one country: the United States.
The patentstrijd began in 2011, when Apple, Samsung blamed the design and interface of its iPhone to have copied in the Galaxy S. The lawsuits have in total walked in a few dozen countries, but there was all in all surprisingly little. As a result of a ruling of a Dutch judge had to Samsung the schermanimatie in the exchange of photos in a Gallery, re-design, and let Apple the Galaxy Tab 7.7 from the IFA trade show in 2011.
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