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HTC and Apple end their patent feud with a "global settlement"

10 November, 2012 | Read the news | Post your comment
HTC and Apple end their patent feud with a In a rather surprising fashion, Apple and HTC have settled their patent disputes. The two companies have reached a “global settlement” with confidential terms, which dismisses all their current lawsuits. The agreement includes all current and future patents held by the two giants and will extend...

 

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I'm guessing this is because they no longer view HTC as a rival and plan to purchase all their patents.

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  • 2012-11-11 09:24
  • mjhy

> In reply to Anonymous @ 2012-11-11 09:09 from v0Xt - click to readLOL. Just like how Apple shamelessly took the idea of drop-down notification.

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  • 2012-11-11 09:16
  • tReb
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As a HTC one X and fan this is great news.

Both can then fight laggy Phone 7.5 & 8
with patent sues.

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  • 2012-11-11 09:13
  • PZUi

Apple settled now that HTC still has some money

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  • 2012-11-11 09:11
  • mGF0

I want more lawsuit, sue, & countersue from apple. Apple should also start patent lock all their innovation.. Just like the panorama-google copy it again with paborama sphere!

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  • 2012-11-11 09:09
  • v0Xt
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Tell me tim cook, what you mean. By innovation? Copying things from android?

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  • 2012-11-11 09:05
  • Xu4g

so every iPhone sold HTC got money, win win for both company

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  • 2012-11-11 09:02
  • D9tH

Well done Apple and HTC, showing the way how it should be done.

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  • 2012-11-11 08:59
  • TSPF

Apple need to stop the sue madness. It is ruining their company image. Their neverending court battles gets more headlines than their products!

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  • 2012-11-11 08:54
  • 2Am2

its looks lke apple is starting to give up.

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  • 2012-11-11 08:51
  • PvYx

> In reply to Phonenab @ 2012-11-11 08:42 from sp@Z - click to readlol. They couldnt have said it better themselves :)

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  • 2012-11-11 08:45
  • q8Q8

HTC what happened to LTE?

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  • 2012-11-11 08:43
  • 6w6H

Apple's statement should have gone along the lines of:
... We can now focus on more lawsuits on the rest of the companies...

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  • 2012-11-11 08:42
  • sp@Z

to Apple...."may you have many more"...

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  • 2012-11-11 08:37
  • Y}$q

Ok whats the agreement? And apple innovate? lol. Not that HTC is so far ahead...but apple innovate and not steel? lol thats a joke

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  • 2012-11-11 08:36
  • q8Q8

Seriously....! I don't think so.

Common Apple !

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  • 2012-11-11 08:36
  • 9Knx

feeling good to Not See the Samsung cheap plastic fans making this place dirty!

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  • 2012-11-11 08:31
  • 2CdB

> In reply to St. George @ 2012-11-11 08:25 from MCXp - click to readits you fault that you dont understand. “we will continue to stay laser focused on product innovation.” he is just kidding.

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  • 2012-11-11 08:30
  • 6w6H

I think they got together to defeat samsung!!! :P

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  • 2012-11-11 08:26
  • tesp

laser focused , poor choice of words

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  • 2012-11-11 08:25
  • MCXp
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