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HTC Corporation controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 2020

    Court issues Markman Order in ParkerVision patent case

    Ruling

    The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida issued a patent claim-construction ruling in the ongoing action between ParkerVision and Qualcomm and HTC. The court adopted ParkerVision's proposed construction for seven of ten disputed terms and a slightly modified version for the other three. The underlying infringement allegations remain allegations; the ruling addressed claim construction.

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    • The court's order adopted ParkerVision's proposed construction for seven of the disputed terms and adopted a slightly modified version of ParkerVision's proposed construction for the remaining three terms.
    • This patent infringement action, filed in May 2014, alleges that certain Qualcomm and HTC product infringe numerous claims of four patents owned by ParkerVision.
    • JACKSONVILLE, FL / ACCESSWIRE / April 30, 2020 / ParkerVision, Inc. (OTCQB:PRKR) announced today that the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida (Orlando division) issued its patent claim construction ruling, or Markman Order, in the ongoing patent infringement action between ParkerVision and Qualcomm, Inc. (QCOM) and HTC.
  2. 2020

    Tokyo court rules for Nichia in patent case against HTC Nippon and distributor

    Ruling

    On March 24, the Tokyo District Court held that HTC Nippon and Kanematsu Communications infringed Nichia patents through the distribution of the HTC Desire 626 smartphone, and ordered the defendants to compensate Nichia. The judgment became final and binding after the defendants did not appeal.

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    • In its judgment, the court found that the HTC Desire 626 smartphone distributed by defendants was equipped with white LEDs that infringe Nichia’s patents JP5177317 and JP5610056, and ordered the defendants to compensate Nichia for damages.
    • On 24 March, in a patent infringement lawsuit that Nichia Corp of Tokushima, Japan filed against HTC Nippon Corp (a Japanese affiliate of Taiwanese firm HTC Corp), and Kanematsu Communications Ltd (a distributor of HTC Nippon Corp), Tokyo District Court rendered a judgment, holding that the defendants have infringed Nichia’s patents.
    • The defendants did not appeal, and the judgment has become final and binding.
  3. 2020

    Beijing court rules in HTC patent cases against Meizu and Gionee

    Ruling

    The Beijing Intellectual Property Court ruled that the Meizu Note5 and Gionee M6 infringed the patent at issue and ordered the defendants to stop the infringement and pay a total of RMB 6.5 million in damages and reasonable expenses.

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    • 近日,北京知识产权法院一审审结原告宏达国际电子股份有限公司诉珠海市魅族科技有限公司、深圳市金立通信设备有限公司侵害发明专利权纠纷两案,认定两案被诉魅蓝Note5手机、金立M6手机侵犯了第201310032515.5号、“移动装置”的发明专利权,判决被告停止侵权并赔偿经济损失及合理支出共计650万。