SAN FRANCISCO: Samsung has agreed to pay smart phone rival Apple just over $548 million in a years-long patent battle in federal court in California.

The South Korean electronics colossus said in a legal filing Thursday it will pay Apple the partial judgement awarded but that reserves the right to get money back if the amount is modified or overturned on appeal or if the validity of patents at issue is successfully challenged.

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