Apple, Samsung narrow patent claims in California lawsuits

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Late on Monday, Apple and Samsung both agreed to drop several patent infringement claims in the companies' California legal battle, according to FOSS Patents. Apple is said to have started the process, filing to drop roughly half of its claims. Five hours later Samsung followed suit, offering drop five out of 12 patents, but still arguing that Apple's case is too large to go to trial in the summer. In its filing Apple accused Samsung of being uncooperative.Apple is believed to be in a rush to slow down Samsung. It alleges that Samsung has now become number one in global smartphone sales as a result of infringement, and that Apple is at this point owed billions of dollars in damages. "While the parties have been readying the case for trial Samsung has vaulted into first place in worldwide sales of smartphones, with massive sales of its copycat products," Apple's court documents read, referring to a Washington Post article. "Samsung's infringement of Apple's intellectual property has already resulted in damages that reach billions of dollars.

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