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German court throws out a patent claim in Nokia vs HTC lawsuit
Jumping off the HTC One bandwagon for a minute and putting on a collard shirt and tie we want to talk about a recent minor win for HTC in the courthouse. Yesterday, a judge in the District Court of Mannheim, Germany dismissed a patent claim that focuses on the way an Android phone accesses the…
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Samsung leaks details of the deal between HTC and Apple
We all knew the details of the ten year agreement HTC and Apple made last month would eventually make its way to the public, but we did not expect a third party like Samsung to be the culprit. When the news broke that the two technology giants were able to strike a deal, Samsung put…
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ITC rules is Apple’s favor, HTC handset ban to go into effect on April 19
The International Trade Commission ruled yesterday that HTC handsets are indeed infrongign on Apple’s patent (#5,946,647) and has imposed a ban on HTC’s infringing handset which goes into effect on April 19, 2012. While the original patent dispute brought forth by Apple names phones like the HTC EVO 4G, HTC DROID Incredible, T-Mobile G2 and…
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HTC and Apple Patent Wars: Bitter Fruit!
In the world of the technology giants, intellectual property is probably their most valuable asset. Age old patents, can come back to bite companies in the butt, but it seems to be the bread and butter of the smartphone industry. Microsoft make more off of their licensing agreements with companies like HTC and Samsung devices…
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HTC gets served with second ITC patent complaint by Apple
While HTC may be well on its way to sorting out the locked bootloader issue to make their customers happy, it looks like things are getting a bit tougher for HTC’s lawyers there days. HTC has been slapped with another lawsuit from Apple which has files another ITC complaint, asking the courts to block U.S.…