Only days after its imports began being held up by U.S. Customs, HTC yesterday announced that imports of some of its smartphones have resumed. A brief statement indicated that the company was not sure of the status of each device being held up but that some are once again entering the U.S.: Each imported HTC model must be reviewed by […]
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Apple and Samsung CEOs meet today for settlement talks
Apple CEO Tim Cook is meeting today with Samsung CEO Choi Gee-sung in San Fransisco to hold court-supervised mediation discussions. The move comes after the two companies were ordered last month to try to come up with a settlement in their U.S. legal battles. Both parties are expected to bring “a candid evaluation of the parties’ likelihood of prevailing on […]
Motorola smartphone imports banned by U.S. over patent infringement
It was quite the week for news about U.S. smartphone imports. Early in the week, U.S. Customs imposed import delays on the HTC One X and HTC EVO 4G LTE over a patent infringement case between Apple and HTC. On Friday, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) imposed a similar ban on a number of Motorola smartphones over a patent […]
Apple and HTC ordered to have settlement discussions
Much as Apple and Samsung were ordered last month to hold settlement talks, the U.S. District Court of Delaware has asked that Apple and HTC try to come up with a settlement in their legal battle. Both parties will have their lawyers and unspecified decision makers meet on August 28th for discussions. The talks will be moderated by Magistrate Judge […]
HTC One X and HTC EVO 4G LTE imports delayed by U.S. Customs
The launch of the HTC EVO 4G LTE will likely occur later than HTC and Sprint had planned as the smartphone is facing import delays imposed by U.S. Customs. The HTC One X is facing similar delays and will likely become difficult to find at AT&T stores. The holds are due to an unresolved patent infringement issue with Apple. HTC […]
US ITC rules in favour of Apple over HTC
The US International Trade Commission yesterday delivered a decision in a lawsuit brought on by Apple against HTC over four patents. The ITC ruled in favour of Apple for one patent and imposed an importation ban on some of HTC’s devices. The ban is set to take effect on April 19th. According to the ruling, “Notice is hereby given that […]
Apple denied preliminary US injunction against Samsung
Apple’s request for a preliminary injunction against four Samsung products was rejected by a US judge on Friday. This will allow Samsung to continue selling its Galaxy S 4G, Infuse 4G, DROID Charge, and Galaxy Tab 10.1 in the US while the two companies continue their legal battle (one of more than 20 cases in 10 countries in fact). California […]
HTC looking to negotiate a patent deal with Apple?
HTC was recently dealt a setback when US courts ruled in favour of Apple over two patents in an infringement lawsuit that dates back to 2010. HTC responded by saying that it would appeal the ruling and HTC CEO Peter Chou added that the smartphone wars ought to be fought in the market place rather than the courts. Now HTC […]