Sales ban: Nokia wins patent lawsuit against HTC in Germany - Giga.de

HTC one might currently not be good to talk to Nokia: After lost in The Netherlands, the USA and the UK, the manufacturer of the HTC One now had to insert another defeat in Germany

The ruling means that the HTC’s Android devices that infringe the patent in question, in this country no longer sell permission. Content is in the disputed patent to a technology for peer-to-peer file exchange over Bluetooth / NFC.

It is not the first court success , the Nokia was able to win this year against HTC in March they sued HTC because of the built-in microphones and one reached that HTC has had to find a new manufacturer. A month ago, then was followed by a ban in the UK and the avoidance of a sales ban in the U.S. by HTC undertook a modification to its machines. And now Nokia has within the last ten days even before German courts, won two cases against HTC. Again, it was about the automatic configuration of drivers, if a smartphone is connected to a PC and now, finally, HTC had to admit defeat when file transfer Patent EP1246071

The ruling now means that HTC’s own devices in this country no longer allowed to distribute. Therefore, it is expected that HTC will appeal. Google has already turned on and would like to explain the patent invalid. Pending further decision of the court can therefore only hope HTC or waive the unauthorized use of the relevant patents.

past the battle between Nokia and HTC is not yet, however. On 9 January 2014 it goes with the next process in Germany on. Nokia commented on their own behavior by the way like this:

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Nokia started its actions against HTC in 2012, with the aim of ending HTC’s Unauthorised use of Nokia’s proprietary innovation and asserted Has more than 50 patents against HTC. During 2013, Nokia Believes It has demostrated beyond doubt the extent to Which HTC HAS BEEN freeriding on Nokia technologies, with HTC found to infringe seven Nokia patents in venues including the regional courts in Mannheim and Munich, Germany, the UK High Court and the U.S. International Trade Commission. HTC’s first New Year’s resolution for 2014 Should Be to stop this free riding and compete fairly in the marketplace. “

sources: Foss Patents, (1), Caschys blog engadget

Nokia has really zeroed in on HTC. And right now, if it goes anyway HTC not good …