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SAN FRANCISCO/SEOUL (Reuters) - It was the late Steve Jobs' worst nightmare.

Apple and Google, two of Silicon Valley’s top intellectual property antagonists, have a declared a ceasefire in their long-running war over patents, the companies said late Friday night.

Apple and Google, two of Silicon Valley’s top intellectual property antagonists, have a declared a ceasefire in their long-running war over patents, the companies said late Friday night.

In a rare public disclosure, Apple has offered some illuminating details about its ongoing battle with patent assertion entities, more commonly known as patent trolls. In a public comment to the Federal Trade Commission for an upcoming study on patent troll activities, the tech giant revealed that it has been sued by patent trolls 92 times in the last three years. Apple claims it is their favorite target. So-called trolls purchase patents on the cheap and then sue companies like Apple when they announce products that use a similar technology. According to Apple, this hurts innovation.

In a rare public disclosure, Apple has offered some illuminating details about its ongoing battle with patent assertion entities, more commonly known as patent trolls. In a public comment to the Federal Trade Commission for an upcoming study on patent troll activities, the tech giant revealed that it has been sued by patent trolls 92 times in the last three years. Apple claims it is their favorite target. So-called trolls purchase patents on the cheap and then sue companies like Apple when they announce products that use a similar technology. According to Apple, this hurts innovation.

A Japanese court Thursday rejected a claim by Samsung that Apple stole its technology, in the latest round of a global legal battle between the smartphone giants over patents.