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Apple And Samsung Finally End 7-Year Patent Battle

According to several reports, the two companies agreed to a settlement in the case. The terms of that settlement haven't been released.
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Apple and Samsung have finally ended their yearslong patent dispute.

According to several reports, the two companies agreed to a settlement in the case. The terms of that settlement haven't been released.

The seven-year legal battle started in 2011, when Apple accused Samsung of violating its patents by copying the iPhone.

Not long after, a jury decided Apple should be awarded more than $1 billion in damages. But the case didn't end there. 

After numerous appeals over which patents were violated and how much money was owed, the dispute even ended up at the U.S. Supreme Court.

Apple refused to give the terms of the final settlement, and Samsung declined to comment.

Additional reporting from Newsy affiliate CNN.