A judge has made a preliminary ruling for the U.S. International Trade Commission. The conclusion is that HTC infringed on two Nokia patents in manufacturing its products. A final decision is expected from the International Trade Commission on Jan. 23, 2014. Nokia, based in Finland, filed the complaint last year.
In the preliminary ruling, Judge Thomas Pender of the U.S. International Trade Commission stated that HTC infringed on U.S. patents 7,415,247 and 6,393,260.
Patent 7,415,247 covers a method for receiving and transmitting radio signals. Patent 6,393,260 covers a method for eliminating unwanted signals. These two patents were among three that Nokia claimed HTC in its mobile phones.
Nokia claimed that the third patent, U.S. patent 5,884,190, which covers data communications from a computer to a mobile network, was also infringed upon. Pender found no infringement of that patent.
HTC, which is based in Taiwan, was found to have infringed on just two patents. The patents have to do with signals that are sent or received by mobile phones and tablets. Nokia turned to the International Trade Commission because they can easily ban products proved to be infringements in the United States. Nokia asked the ITC to block a variety of HTC products from the United States market.
The devices made by HTC that are included in Nokia’s lawsuit are both from the manufacturer’s 2011 lineup. The devices include the Amaze 4G, Inspire 4G, Radar 4G, Rezound, Sensation 4G, as well as the Flyer and Jetstream tablets.
In an e-mailed statement, Nokia spokesman Mark Durrant said, “Nokia is pleased that the initial determination of the ITC confirmed that HTC has infringed two of our patents."
The case is investigation is 337-TA-847 with International Trade Commission.
Edited by
Alisen Downey
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