Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Samsung will meet at the US Supreme Court on Tuesday as they continue with their patent battle that started in 2012.

Apple filed the lawsuit against Samsung in 2012 arguing that Samsung had copied a patented iPhone design. The case between the two firms will be heard by eight Supreme Court justices. It is also a unique legal battle because the last time that a US court handled a patent dispute was more than a century ago.

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“One of the interesting things about this whole odyssey is it’s a great demonstration of how slowly the law moves relative to technology,” stated Professor Mark A. Lemley of Stanford Law School.