The companies said in a joint statement that the settlement does not include a cross license to their respective patents. "Apple and Google have also agreed to work together in some areas of patent reform," the statement said, according to Reuters.

Apple and other companies that make phones using Android software have filed several lawsuits against each other in order to protect their technology.

According to Reuters, Apple and Google told a federal appeals court in Washington that the cases should all be dismissed. But this does not seem to apply to Apple's disputes with Samsung; no dismissal notices were filed for those cases.

An Apple spokesman confirmed to the Wall Street Journal that this deal does not affect patent litigation against Samsung.