HTC wants to negotiate a patent deal with Apple
An executive with smartphone maker HTC has indicated that his company is willing to broker a deal with Apple to settle their ongoing patent dispute.
Apple gained a key victory over HTC earlier this month, when a judge at the U.S. International Trade Commission ruled, in a preliminary decision, that HTC violated two patents owned by Apple. The iPhone maker has also filed a second complaint with the ITC against HTC.
But HTC had its own, indirect victory recently as well, as S3 Graphics won its case against Apple when the ITC ruling that two patents were violated. HTC recently acquired S3 graphics for $300 million, giving it a potential legal counter to Apple's own complaints.
In the latest twist, Winston Yung, chief financial officer of HTC, told Bloomberg on Tuesday that his company is willing to negotiate with Apple, and potentially settle their respective disputes out of court with a licensing agreement.
"We have to sit down and figure it out," Yung reportedly said. "We're open to having discussions."
The executive also revealed that his company has had "on and off" discussions with Apple, even before the recent ITC rulings were made. But he said he's not aware of any formal talks between the two companies since the latest ITC rulings in favor of Apple and S3. Both of those initial decisions are subject to final review by the commission.
Yung's comments suggest that the legal battle between HTC and Apple could play out similarly to the separate fight between Nokia and Apple. The Finnish handset maker struck a deal with Apple earlier this year after ITC staff sided with Nokia in a preliminary recommendation.
The out-of-court settlement features ongoing licensing fees, in addition to a one-time payment made from Apple to Nokia. The terms of the deal are unknown, but last week the company revealed it received a $600 million one-time royalty payment last quarter, suggesting Apple's payment did not exceed that sum.
Those in the industry -- and, in particular, manufacturers of Android-powered devices -- are closely watching the legal spat between Apple and HTC to see what impact it might have on the business. One analyst believes a victory for Apple over HTC could set a high royalty precedent for Android devices, similar to the $5 per unit that Microsoft collects on the sale of HTC Android hardware.
Other Android device makers have publicly backed HTC and criticized Apple's legal action. Last week, Acer accused Apple of inciting a "patent war" and being an instigator. For its part, HTC officials said earlier this month they believe Apple would rather sue than compete "fairly in the market."
Apple gained a key victory over HTC earlier this month, when a judge at the U.S. International Trade Commission ruled, in a preliminary decision, that HTC violated two patents owned by Apple. The iPhone maker has also filed a second complaint with the ITC against HTC.
But HTC had its own, indirect victory recently as well, as S3 Graphics won its case against Apple when the ITC ruling that two patents were violated. HTC recently acquired S3 graphics for $300 million, giving it a potential legal counter to Apple's own complaints.
In the latest twist, Winston Yung, chief financial officer of HTC, told Bloomberg on Tuesday that his company is willing to negotiate with Apple, and potentially settle their respective disputes out of court with a licensing agreement.
"We have to sit down and figure it out," Yung reportedly said. "We're open to having discussions."
The executive also revealed that his company has had "on and off" discussions with Apple, even before the recent ITC rulings were made. But he said he's not aware of any formal talks between the two companies since the latest ITC rulings in favor of Apple and S3. Both of those initial decisions are subject to final review by the commission.
Yung's comments suggest that the legal battle between HTC and Apple could play out similarly to the separate fight between Nokia and Apple. The Finnish handset maker struck a deal with Apple earlier this year after ITC staff sided with Nokia in a preliminary recommendation.
The out-of-court settlement features ongoing licensing fees, in addition to a one-time payment made from Apple to Nokia. The terms of the deal are unknown, but last week the company revealed it received a $600 million one-time royalty payment last quarter, suggesting Apple's payment did not exceed that sum.
Those in the industry -- and, in particular, manufacturers of Android-powered devices -- are closely watching the legal spat between Apple and HTC to see what impact it might have on the business. One analyst believes a victory for Apple over HTC could set a high royalty precedent for Android devices, similar to the $5 per unit that Microsoft collects on the sale of HTC Android hardware.
Other Android device makers have publicly backed HTC and criticized Apple's legal action. Last week, Acer accused Apple of inciting a "patent war" and being an instigator. For its part, HTC officials said earlier this month they believe Apple would rather sue than compete "fairly in the market."
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[... and HTC, with its S3 Graphics patent win, has really encouraged Apple to scoop up as many patents as possible.]
Several other Android vendors just shat their pants...
At least that's one thing they made themselves.
At least that's one thing they made themselves.
The end-game approaches.
"Hey guys, we've got this really cool operating system that is shit free. No courtroom hassles. People will grow to love it. Just $29.99 each and during the 2 hours of this offer we'll throw in another copy absolutely free along with a set of steak knives!!"
At least that's one thing they made themselves.
ROFL golden!
in other news AAPL is at 403.56 !!!!!
As opposed to HTC who would rather rip stuff off than compete fairly in the market.
Android’s Dirty Secret: Shipping Numbers Are Strong But Returns Are 30-40%
vs.
iPhone 4's return rate of 1.7%
http://techcrunch.com/2011/07/26/and...rns-are-30-40/
2. Anger: Apple has some nerve to make these claims
3. Bargaining: We're willing to talk to Apple about this
4. Depression: Sniff
5. Acceptance: Mr. Ballmer, there's a collect call for you, will you accept the charges?
These 2nd rate copycats aren't even that good at copying Apple!
Android?s Dirty Secret: Shipping Numbers Are Strong But Returns Are 30-40%
vs.
iPhone 4's return rate of 1.7%
http://techcrunch.com/2011/07/26/and...rns-are-30-40/
That article would be much better if the source wasn't some anonymous 'guy the author knows'. As it is, it's useless.
Also is there any chance you could possibly abstain from the horrible colours/fonts that you stuff into near every post? It looks kinda windows.
At least that's one thing they made themselves.
1. Denial: This is preposterous that anyone would accuse us of stealing patents
2. Anger: Apple has some nerve to make these claims
3. Bargaining: We're willing to talk to Apple about this
4. Depression: Sniff
5. Acceptance: Mr. Ballmer, there's a collect call for you, will you accept the charges?
Isn't this what you should have done a long time ago when you knew you had been caught stealing? Instead you went to court, and for public pity. Good a thing nobody fell for your antics.
In related news, local bank robbers have agreed to settle if the bank pays them a hefty fee and gives them a key to the vault.
Great analogy!