Apple and Samsung have been embroiled in continuous patent litigation in courts around the world. Two weeks ago, a federal judge denied a Samsung request [JURIST report] to keep sales data for some of its products sealed. Last month, Apple revealed an agreement [JURIST report] to withdraw patent claims against Samsung in California over a new Samsung phone that the South Korea-based company said it was not offering for sale in the US market. In October, a different Dutch court ruled that Samsung did not infringe [JURIST report] an Apple software patent. Also in October, Apple appealed a ruling in Tokyo [JURIST report] that dismissed the company's claim that Samsung had infringed its patents. At the beginning of October the Federal Circuit reversed an injunction [JURIST report] against Samsung that prevented it from selling its Galaxy Nexus. In August, Apple won a $1.05 billion judgment [JURIST report] in California against Samsung involving other patent infringements.