Apple and Samsung end their long-running patent dispute
It took seven long years, but Apple and Samsung have resolved their long-simmering design patent dispute. In a Thursday filing with the Northern District Court of California, both sides agreed to drop and settle the remaining claims and counterclaims. Thelegal disputebetween the two mobile heavyweights goes back to 2011 when Apple sued Samsung for violating Apple design patents with Android devices sold between 2010 and 2011. At patents covered in this case included rounded corners onphones, the rim that surrounds the face, and the grid of icons that users view....