Psystar settles part of Apple legal action

Court documents state that Psystar has agreed to pay Apple about $2.7m in damages and legal fees

Court papers filed in the legal tussle between Apple and Psystar indicate that a partial settlement has been achieved between the two companies.

The documents state that Psystar has agreed to pay Apple about $2.7m (£1.6m) in damages and legal fees, and that Apple has agreed in return to drop all of its trademark, trade-dress and state law claims.

"Psystar has agreed on certain amounts to be awarded as statutory damages on Apple's copyright claims in exchange for Apple's agreement not to execute on these awards until all appeals in this matter have been concluded," noted Psystar's motion filed in a federal court in San Francisco.

"Moreover, Apple has agreed to voluntarily dismiss all its trademark, trade-dress, and state law claims. This partial settlement eliminates the need for a trial, and reduces the issues before this court to the scope of any permanent injunction on Apple's copyright claims."

It is likely that Psystar will also agree to stop selling systems with Mac OS X preinstalled. However, the firm does want to continue selling its Rebel EFI application, which allows users of some Intel PCs to install the Apple operating system

The papers indicate that more details will be released later.