verdict came yesterday, following yet another lawsuit for patent infringement, this time between HTC and Nokia. Although rather we used to see Apple and Samsung tear in U.S. courts, this time it is the Taiwanese and the Finns who opposed the United Kingdom, where the consequences will soon be experience, since December 6 was defined as the day when the HTC One mini will no longer marketed in Britain. In case the patent EP0998024B1, which concerns the “ modulator transmitter and a base station “, tabled in late 1999. This same patent had already led HTC to change the radio microphone and placed inside the One, but the mini One remained a potential target for Nokia, which has not been deprived of getting rid of the competitor on the market UK.
From 6 December, Friday, importing HTC One mini will not be permitted in the United Kingdom, where the unit is now available from O2, Vodafone and most online retailers. This date corresponds in reality to the deadline after which HTC will no longer make the call when the order will be valid until the judgment of the said Court of Appeal.
One could also be affected by such a ban, but HTC, whose finances are at least uncertain, benefited from the leniency of the judge handling the case, Richard Arnold, or at least a reprieve . The judge took the view that removing the One, that is to say the spearhead of the brand, British shelves would have been a prejudice “ considerable ” to HTC. As for One mini, the judgment states that “ HTC has appointed and launched at a time when HTC knew he was facing a lawsuit for patent infringement, and apparently without providing alternative “. In short, a nice “we warned” that results in the prohibition of one of the three flagship HTC devices in a market that, according to the court, reported 221 million pounds in the UK between January and September 2013.
passion for new technologies, I am on the lookout for the latest innovations in the world of mobility. My smartphone does not leave me elsewhere (almost) never!
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