Digital Trends – Apple and Samsung have been locked in a patent war for most of this year. Itâs a complicated situation, and you should check out Digital Trendsâ full breakdown of the legal dispute if you really want to understand it, but the long and short of it is: Apple alleges that several of Samsungâs Android-based smartphones and tablets infringe on its own iPhone and iPad. The iThing-maker has been working to block sales of targeted Samsung devices since the dispute started, and itâs a bid that has now been officially derailed.