Samsung and Apple smoke the peace pipe, drop all ITC cross-appeals from 2013

A report out of Korea on Wednesday, cites an unnamed industry official who says that Apple and Samsung are ready to bury the hatchet. Tired of spending money on legal disputes, both tech giants are looking for ways to end their years of legal wrangling. In addition, Apple apparently wants to continue to have access to Samsung as a component supplier.



Both Apple and Samsung are said to have dropped all cross-appeals filed with the ITC last year. The agency ruled in 2013 that Samsung had infringed on a pair of Apple's patents relating to a touchscreen interface and headset plug detection. ...