Andre Yoskowitz
30 Dec 2012 0:06
Apple has agreed to drop Samsung's recent Galaxy S III Mini from its ongoing patent-infringement lawsuit against the company.
The tech giant will withdraw the smartphone from the case as Samsung has made it clear that they will not sell the device in the United States, instead choosing to sell it in Europe and Asia and parts of Africa.
Apple won a case in the nation back in August against Samsung, being awarded $1.04 billion for years of infringement on a number of devices including phones and tablets.
A second case is scheduled for trial in 2014 over separate patents.
The filing reads: "We have withdrawn [the Mini] given Samsung's representation that it is not making, using, selling, offering to sell or importing that product into the U.S."