By: Chloe Albanesius

A legal dispute between Apple and IBM over a former IBM employee hired to serve as Apple's new senior vice president of devices hardware engineering has been resolved, Apple announced Tuesday.

Mark Papermaster will start work on April 24, reporting to chief executive Steve Jobs, who is currently on a six-month health-related hiatus. Papermaster is prohibited from disclosing IBM trade secrets to Apple employees.

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