Psystar, maker of Mac clone computers, and Apple have reached an agreement to try to settle their copyright dispute out of court.

Psystar and Apple have agreed to a process called Alternative Dispute Resolution, The Mac Observer reported. According to court documents, Psystar and Apple have agreed to undergo ADR no later than January 31, 2009.

The ADR will involve "Mediation before a mutually agreed upon mediator from JAMS in San Francisco, California," according to court documents.

Apple sued Psystar back in July for copyright infringement, filing suit in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Psystar responded by hiring a law firm that specializes in intellectual property cases and has gone up against Apple before. Psystar then upped the ante at the end of August by filing a countersuit against Apple, alleging that Apple has violated antitrust laws by exclusively licensing its Mac Operating Systems to Mac computers.

Despite agreeing to ADR in Apple's initial lawsuit, Psystar also filed a motion in opposition of Apple's motion to dismiss Psystar's countersuit.

Earlier this month, Apple was awarded a patent on the Mac OS X Dock after an almost nine-year wait -- Apple originally filed the patent application on December 20, 1999. There's no word yet on how this will affect the Psystar case.

Psystar is still selling Open Computers through its online store -- consumers can choose Open with Mac OS X for $554.99, or OpenPro for 1,154.99. Psystar also sells OpenLite with Linux for $299.99 and OpenGamer with Windows for 1,599.99.