Nokia and HTC sign patent agreement - Computer Point

Peace made between the two producers who close the season, litigation and prepare for the future. A future that in the case of HTC appears to be more complicated, given the accounts of 2013

Rome – Nokia and HTC have reached an agreement on the use of patents disputed in the courts, an agreement that ends the war Legal and paves the way for a partnership or “technological co-operation” between the two companies. In essence HTC and Nokia will pay cash out, allowing the license its intellectual property.

Details about the cartel are still unknown, much less the two companies intend to provide specific information about the amount of money that must change hands to clear seal the new partnership enforced. For the mouth of the person in charge of intellectual property Paul Melin, Nokia says he is “very pleased to have reached an agreement with HTC, which we have already de time licensed patents essential standards in the hands of Nokia.” HTC also declares himself “satisfied with the agreement.”

The agreement will then end the processes already initiated by Nokia regarding the alleged infringement of 45 patents variously assorted (antennas, radio, software, app store, Email on Mobile etc.) by HTC, and HTC can now think about how to revive an economic situation that is not among the most optimistic.

The economic performance of HTC for the last quarter of 2013 in fact count revenues of 42.9 billion Taiwan dollars (1.4 billion U.S. dollars), a drop of 28 percent compared to the same period of 2012 with a meager profit of just $ 10 million. The Taiwanese company intends to focus on smartphones medium and low level to return to the levels of the past, after 2013, which has succeeded in rehabilitating only at the end.

Alfonso Maruccia