August 23, 2006 2:07 PM PDT
Apple settles with Creative for $100M
Apple will pay Creative $100 million for a license to a Creative patent that had been the subject of a legal dispute between the two companies.
Creative was awarded a patent last August for a music player user interface, and it sued Apple in May claiming the iPod maker was infringing upon its patent. As a result of the settlement, all legal disputes between the two companies related to the patent will disappear. Apple has the right to be reimbursed on the $100 million payment if Creative is able to secure licensing deals with other MP3 player manufacturers, it said Wednesday in a press release.
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