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Apple and Motorola Mobility today agreed to settle all patent litigation, ending one of the higher profile lawsuits in tech. In a joint statement Apple and Motorola mentioned that the settlement does not include a cross license to their patents.
The statement also mentioned that Apple and Google has agreed to work together towards some areas of patent reform. Apple and a number of companies that use Android have filed countless lawsuits against each other, with Apple arguing that Android phones copy their iPhones.
The companies informed the court that the cases should be dismissed. Despite this the deal does not apply to the Apple-Samsung litigation.
The lawsuits between Apple and Motorola began back in 2010, when Motorola accused Apple of infringing on patents including one essentially to how smartphones use a 3G network.
Source: Reuters
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