The body was established in 1991 to process claims and pay compensation damages suffered as a result of the occupation of Kuwait, and processed its final claim in 2005.

CNN: November 12, 2012 -- Updated 1223 GMT (2023 HKT)

Djokovic beat Nadal in January's six-hour Australian Open final to claim his fifth major title and set up the prospect of a "golden slam" -- unprecedented by a male player -- this year.

CNN: Grieving Djokovic faces Nadal in final

The ITC dismissed the final outstanding claim on Tuesday after accepting Apple's argument that the sensor technology used to touch-protect its phones was "obvious" bearing in mind other earlier efforts by tech firms to tackle the problem of accidental dialling.

BBC: Apple blocks Google Motorola's sensor patent challenge