A man walks past signboards showing Samsung's Galaxy S5 (L) and Apple's iPhone 5s (2nd R) at a mobile phone shop in Seoul on August 6, 2014. Arch-rivals Samsung and Apple have decided to drop a series of bitter patent disputes pending in multiple courts outside the United States, the South Korean electronics giant said. AFP PHOTO / JUNG YEON-JE (Photo credit should read JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images)