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07 février 2014 •23:03

Nokia and HTC signed a patent and technology collaboration agreement

Published February 7, 2014 | By Nokia - Press Release

All patent litigation between the companies dismissed Espoo, Finland - Nokia and HTC have settled all pending patent litigation between them, and entered into a patent and technology collaboration agreement. HTC will make payments to Nokia and the collaboration will involve HTC's LTE patent portfolio, further strengthening Nokia's licensing offering. The companies will also explore future technology collaboration opportunities. The full terms of the agreement are confidential.

"We are very pleased to have reached a settlement and collaboration agreement with HTC, which is a long standing licensee for Nokia's standards essential patents," said Paul Melin, chief intellectual property officer at Nokia. "This agreement validates Nokia's implementation patents and enables us to focus on further licensing opportunities."

"Nokia has one of the most preeminent patent portfolios in the industry," said Grace Lei, General Counsel of HTC. "As an industry pioneer in smartphones with a strong patent portfolio, HTC is pleased to come to this agreement, which will enable us to stay focused on innovation for consumers."

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07 février 2014 •23:09

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HTC pays up for license to Nokia patents -- U.S. import ban could have been ordered on Monday

Friday, February 7, 2014

Nokia and HTC just announced the settlement of their patent infringement dispute spanning seven countries on three continents. HTC already had a license to Nokia's standard-essential patents (SEP) and "will [now] make payments to Nokia" for the use of its non-SEPs as well. Furthermore, it appears that Nokia will help HTC monetize its 4G (LTE) patents ("the collaboration will involve HTC's LTE patent portfolio, further strengthening Nokia's licensing offering).

All pending litigations around the globe are now dismissed immediately. On this coming Monday (February 10), the ITC was scheduled to rule on Nokia's first of two ITC complaints against HTC. The U.S. trade agency was reviewing a preliminary ruling that found HTC to infringe two Nokia patents. Affirmance of the preliminary ruling with respect to one or both patents would normally have led to a U.S. import ban.


See more: http://www.fosspatents.com/2014/02/htc-pays-up-for-license-to-nokia.html

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