Surprise! Apple and Samsung Still Don't Agree to Agree.

To precisely no one’s surprise, it seems Apple and Samsung’s mediated settlement talks for their long-running patent suits have once again gone nowhere.

During the first week of February, the parties — including Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook and Samsung’s co-CEO JK Shin — met for a full-day session. But they “did not reach an agreement,” according to a joint report to Judge Lucy Koh first published by Foss Patents.

But hope springs eternal, and the parties appear to remain engaged in the talks, with Apple having no less than six communications with the mediator to Samsung’s four.

Judge Koh had ordered both sides to meet and to update her on their progress. A trial is scheduled for March.

This is a follow-up to the previous trial (and partial retrial) in which Samsung was found to have infringed on Apple patents and ordered to pay hundreds of millions of dollars in damages. The new case is similar but involves somewhat different patents and a newer generation of products.

Re/code’s Ina Fried contributed to this report.

This article originally appeared on Recode.net.

We have a request

Vox's journalism is free because we believe that everyone deserves to understand the world that they live in. That kind of knowledge helps create better citizens, neighbors, friends, parents, consumers and stewards of this planet. In short, understanding benefits everyone. You can join in on this mission by making a financial gift to Vox today. Reader support helps keep our work free, for everyone. Will you join us?

One-Time Monthly Annual

$95/year

$120/year

$250/year

$350/year

Other

$

Yes, I'll give $120/year

Yes, I'll give $120/year

We accept credit card, Apple Pay, and Google Pay. You can also contribute via