Apple refused to cross-licence because it was suing with design and function patents, not FRAND patents (of which Apple's were already fairly licensed), so it w

Apple refused to cross-licence because it was suing with design and function patents, not FRAND patents (of which Apple's were already fairly licensed), so it wasn't under the same obligations. It's the same logic underpinning their legal battles with Samsung and Motorola, where Apple is using design and function patents (some of them absurd) while the other two only have FRAND patents. Mind you the whole thing is a mess, I've said before that I hope this all leads to some very necessary reform of the system. For one, the whole idea of FRAND patents has clearly come apart.