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10-17-2013, 06:30 AM
http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/xIRDW5.0H_uOdC4sy7GKQg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-10-17T102957Z_2_CBRE99G0RJB00_RTROPTP_2_GERMANY.JPG (http://news.yahoo.com/eu-says-samsung-offers-stop-patent-lawsuits-095440404--finance.html)By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics has offered to stop taking rivals such as Apple to court in Europe over patent disputes in order to end an antitrust investigation, European Union regulators said on Thursday. The move, which may help defuse a long-running patent war between the world's biggest mobile operators, comes after the European Commission said that Samsung's patent lawsuits broke European Union antitrust rules. It may also help Samsung avert a possible fine that could reach $18.3 billion. ...



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