The so-called "smartphone patent wars" ended when
A) Samsung agreed to stop copying Apple's design features.
B) Apple bought all of the patents owned by Samsung and Nokia.
C) the smartphone makers agreed to stop patenting new inventions.
D) the smartphone makers agreed to cross-license each other's patents.
E) the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that "look and feel" could not be patented.

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The smartphone patent wars ended when the smartphone makers agreed to cross-license each other's patents. This means that each company could use the other company's patented technologies without having to pay a royalty fee or face potential lawsuits. This agreement helped reduce the number of patent disputes among smartphone manufacturers.

The So-Called "Smartphone Patent Wars" Ended When